Currycomb Fragment

From Sharon Historical Society

1850 – 1860 (Date manufactured/created)
1850 – 1860
1850 (Beaches)
1850 (Date manufactured/created)

Wrought Iron

2.7 cm H X 3.7 cm W 14.7 cm L

An iron rectangular open-frame fragment of a currycomb. It has metal pins through the corners and its handle is pear shaped. Recovered from the 1974 A. A. Hotchkiss & Sons excavation site in Sharon, CT.

A fragment of a currycomb from the A. A. Hotchkiss & Sons excavation site in Sharon, CT. An excavation of this site was conducted in 1974 by Mark Cohn. Almost 74 other objects were uncovered at this site.

Accession/ID Number 1974.01.14