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  • 1900-1999
  • plastic (natural)
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Tortoiseshell tray

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1910 - 1914 (circa)

Tortoiseshell hair receiver pot

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1910 (circa)

Tortoiseshell hand mirror

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1910 - 1914 (circa)

Tortoiseshell hair brush

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1929 (circa)

Tortoiseshell pin tray

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1929 (circa)

Tortoiseshell bangle

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1929 (circa)
Side view of a horn boat ornament showing the metal rigging.

Horn sailing boat

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1970 - 1999 (circa)
Top view of a comb showing the heading and teeth.

Comb with 5 pronged heading

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1870 - 1929 (circa)
Top view of a comb showing the heading and teeth.

Real Horn low backcomb

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1870 - 1929 (circa)
Top view of a comb showing the teeth on either side.

Large H-shaped nit comb

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1969 (circa)
Top view of a comb showing the heading and teeth.

Low backcomb with foliage decoration

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1890 - 1910 (circa)
Top view of a comb showing the heading and teeth.

High backcomb with natural forms heading

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1870 - 1929 (circa)

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Images

  • Has images 98
  • No images 6

Classification

  • fashion and costume 43
  • house and garden 23
  • health, care and grooming 19
  • animals and pets 6
  • textiles 6
  • travel and holiday 4
  • office and workplace 2
  • sports, leisure and hobbies 2
  • smoking 1

Date

  • 1900-1999 104
    • 1900-1909 70
    • 1910-1919 69
    • 1920-1929 52
    • 1930-1939 35
    • 1940-1949 20
    • 1950-1959 22
    • 1990-1999 22
  • 1800-1899 41

Material

  • plastic (natural) 104
    • horn 91
    • tortoiseshell 12
  • metal 23
  • glass 9
  • unidentified 4
  • bristle 3
  • mother of pearl 2
  • wood 1
  • hoof 1
  • fur 1

Method

  • polished 71
  • shaved 63
  • cut 57
  • filed 49
  • pressed 44
  • hollowed out 15
  • turned 8
  • thermoformed 6
  • carved 4
  • moulded 4
  • hand finished 3
  • engraved 2
  • handmade 2
  • stained 2

Person

  • U 103
  • B 1

Organisation

  • Unknown 104
  • J 2
  • S 1

Country

  • unknown 61
  • uk 9
  • japan 3
  • china 2
  • france 2
  • indonesia 2
  • malaya 1
  • spain 1

Colour

  • brown 104
  • cream 32
  • black 10
  • silver 8
  • colourless 5
  • green 4
  • grey 4
  • blue 3
  • gold 2
  • red 2
  • white 1

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