Comb, Textile

Worsted comb, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
2007.12.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Worsted comb with cherry handle/holder and brass reinforcing bent and nailed around base of handle through which 38 steel tines are inserted in two tiers of 19 tines. The inner tier tines are a bit shorter than those of the outer. Handle has two holes with metal fittings, one in end and one through sides.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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