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1950
GUSN-169903
The combs of today are cheap, mass-produced pieces of hard plastic, but originally, combs were made by hand, and it was a slow process. Hazel Baker Clark takes a look at the evolution of the comb industry and its humble New England beginnings.
Article ID 352
SC001
Old-Time New England
SC001.1950.041.142.003
The combs of today are cheap, mass-produced pieces of hard plastic, but originally, combs were made by hand, and it was a slow process. Hazel Baker Clark takes a look at the evolution of the comb industry and its humble New England beginnings.
Volume 41, Number 142 (Fall, 1950)
Hazel Baker Clark (Author)
(1950). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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Boston, Mass.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Old Time New England
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