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The accessories of hairdressing around the world and their history
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Blonde tortoiseshell hair comb (2)
France
Width : 5 1/8 inch
Height : 6 1/4 inch
Depth : 1/8 inch
Very nice example of a classic comb worn at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of 20th. It is pierced and richly carved of scrolls.
Late 19th c
Blonde tortoiseshell
Foliated scroll
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