Posted 9 years ago
ted_hawley
(2 items)
Unknown - on display at the Indian Valley Mining Museum, Alaska
Wings and Spikes
I don't know dimensions but judging by other stuff in the picture about 3" wide by 24" long. It is made out of wood.
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It's a Flax (or Hemp) comb or Heckle or Hetchel or Hatchel - spelled many ways. 19th century. That one would have been attached to a bench.
See here:
http://possumjimandelizabeth.com/xhtml/spinning_flax_combs.html
Thank you Celiene!
You are welcome! Are you the curator?
I'm not the curator. My daughter and granddaughters visited there yesterday and sent me the pictures of the comb wondering if I could help figure out what it was. It seems that it has been on display and unidentified for quite a while!
Thought it it was Art..By way of a few 6 packs and a miner that wasn't having much luck panning and nothing to do //..smiling cool picture...
Are you going to contact the museum?
Celiene - I emailed them today. Thanks again!