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Description (Brief):

An imitation tortoiseshell celluloid back comb, most likely Victorian. It is unmarked.

Date Made: ca 1890

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Hairstyling

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.0901Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.0901

Object Name: back comb

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5 in x 4 3/4 in x 5/16 in; 12.7 cm x 11.99998 cm x .8001 cmoverall: 1 1/4 in x 4 13/16 in x 5 1/16 in; 3.175 cm x 12.22375 cm x 12.85875 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-2ac4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1329642

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Celluloid Comb