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Red Bonaz back comb

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Top view of a comb showing the wide teeth. Top view of a comb showing the wide teeth. Underside view of a comb showing the wide teeth. Underside view of a comb showing the wide teeth. Side view of a comb showing the curved shape. Side view of a comb showing the curved shape. Side view of a comb showing the curved shape. Side view of a comb showing the curved shape. Side view of a comb showing the curved shape.

Classification

Description

A red coloured cellulose nitrate back comb, circa 1920s, curved in the horizontal plane, stamped on the reverse Auguste Bonaz, a designer/combmaker in Oyonnax in eastern France from the late 19th to early 20th century.
Designers & Manufacturers
Designer (Person)
Bonaz, Auguste
Manufacturer
Auguste Bonaz

Inscriptions

engraved: "Auguste Bonaz" (back of outer tine)

Object number

AIBDC : 007021

Date

1920 - 1929 (circa)

Country

France

Method

cut
thermoformed
hand finished

Material

plastic
celluloid - generic term
CN
cellulose nitrate
Dimensions
Width
120mm
Height
90mm
Depth
45mm

Colour

red