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Hot Combs and Conditioner -
The Madame C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company produced and distributed
a line of hair and beauty preparations for black women, including
conditioners to ease styling as well as an improved metal comb
for straightening curly hair. Madame Walker became the first
female African American millionaire and employed thousands of
African American women as Walker Agents. (From the Kathleen
Shreve Family Collection)
Wood Plane - A carpenter’s hand tool with an
adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood. Owning ones own
tools was very important to successful settlement in the region
in the 1800’s. (From the Kathleen Shreve Family Collection)
