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Horn side comb with molded scroll top and sixteen teeth with ball points.
combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
COMB
Paper label: "[ t ] / 25" Reverse tooth: "PAT.AUG.4.03" (Paper label and etched)
2577
Kingman, Edward B. (Inventor)
Leominster, Massachusetts
2 3/8 in x 4 1/8 in (HxW) (inches)
1946.490
1903- (Patent August 6, 1903)
Title Celluloid side comb Accession Number 1946.490
Title Celluloid back comb Accession Number 1946.491
Title Horn back comb Accession Number 1946.492
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