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Comb
Comb, Scotland, early 1900s

This hair comb is carved from mottled cream and brown cow horn, and has wide and narrow teeth. Combs like this often belonged to men and although they appear in dressing table sets they also fit into a jacket pocket, handy for grooming on the go.

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