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Tortoiseshell back comb set with nine graduated ivory balls, eight teeth.
combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
COMB
2642
Wm. E. Abbott & Co. (Maker)
Boston, MA
3 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in x 7/8 in (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder, Sr.
1955.109
Title Hair comb box Accession Number 1955.108
Title Tortoiseshell hair comb Accession Number 1955.109
Title Horn hair comb Accession Number 1955.115
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