Narrow comb with black-painted wood back and black and white bristles in leather case. Case has snap closure and is stamped with the owner's initials "CMW". The case is also stamped "W.E. Blanchard" a retailer in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
combs (grooming tools)
wood (plant material)
leather
Container, Comb
Case, Comb
Case, Comb
"CMW" (stamped)
"Genuine Codfish/ W.E. Blanchard-Gloucester MA" (stamped)
"R" (Carved into comb)
1299.144
Unknown
2 1/2 x 7 1/8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Trust
2015.62.144.1-.2
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