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Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and thirty-one teeth.
combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
tortoise shell
Ornament, Hair
Comb, Ornamental
Comb, Ornamental
2462
Unknown
Probably American
5 1/2 x 6 5/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Elizabeth F. Swift
1937.1245
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