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Front view of a plaque showing the framed imaged.

Wall plaque of Venus and Cupid

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1870 - 1899 (circa)

Gunpowder trailer

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
Unknown
Date
1800 - 1899
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.

High backcomb with embossed heading

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1860 - 1880 (circa)
Top view of a comb showing the heading and teeth.

High backcomb with ribbon loops

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1870 - 1899 (circa)
Top view of a hairpin showing the squared top and two teeth.

Side coiffure hairpin

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1870 - 1899 (circa)
Top view of a comb showing the heading and teeth.

Hairpin with copper banding

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1870 - 1899 (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 heading and teeth.

Two-toned haircomb

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1870 - 1899 (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)

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Images

  • Has images 228

Classification

  • fashion and costume 119
  • house and garden 38
  • health, care and grooming 22
  • office and workplace 12
  • animals and pets 9
  • textiles 9
  • smoking 7
  • plastics samples and industry 5
  • travel and holiday 4
  • sports, leisure and hobbies 3
  • promotional material 1
  • toys and games 1

Date

  • 1800-1899 161
  • 1900-1999 98

Material

  • plastic (natural) 228
    • horn 217
    • tortoiseshell 8
    • gutta percha 1
  • animal 227
  • metal 76
  • glass 25
  • unidentified 17
  • wood 3
  • other 2
  • textile 1

Method

  • polished 168
  • shaved 145
  • cut 140
  • filed 128
  • pressed 115
  • hollowed out 31
  • turned 13
  • moulded 7
  • carved 5
  • engraved 5
  • hand finished 4
  • stained 3
  • handmade 2
  • compression moulded 1
  • drilled 1
  • pierced 1

Person

  • U 226
  • B 1

Organisation

  • Unknown 228
  • J 2
  • S 1

Country

  • unknown 145
  • uk 26
  • japan 3
  • china 2
  • france 2
  • indonesia 2
  • the netherlands 2
  • malaya 1
  • russia 1
  • spain 1
  • usa 1

Colour

  • brown 228
  • cream 46
  • silver 26
  • black 14
  • gold 14
  • colourless 13
  • white 7
  • green 5
  • blue 4
  • grey 4
  • red 3
  • yellow 2
  • purple 1

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