Keywords: carding combs
Item 10013
Wood wool carding combs, Van Buren, ca. 1900
Contributed by: L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage Date: circa 1900 Location: Van Buren Media: Wood, metal wire
Item 29105
Carding machines at Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, ca. 1925
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1925 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Exhibit
Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits
"Early in the 1800s, carding mills were built that combed, spun and wove wool into a variety of cloths."
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
