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Horn effect buttons

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1900 - 1999 (circa)

Cream pearlised buttons

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1939 - 1969 (circa)
Front view of a pair of buttons showing the moulded patterning.

Two Deco style buttons

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Date
1941 - 1999 (circa)

Gunpowder trailer

Designer (Person)
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Manufactured for
Unknown
Date
1800 - 1899
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 angular top and two teeth.

Angular headed hairpin

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)

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Images

  • Has images 217
  • No images 3

Classification

  • fashion and costume 119
  • health, care and grooming 41
  • house and garden 25
  • office and workplace 8
  • travel and holiday 7
  • animals and pets 6
  • smoking 6
  • sports, leisure and hobbies 5
  • textiles 5
  • toys and games 1

Date

  • 1800-1899 150
  • 1900-1999 101

Material

  • plastic 220
    • plastic (natural) 214
    • unidentified 21
    • polyester 2
    • resin 1
    • polyamide 1
    • casein formaldehyde 1
  • animal 214
  • metal 64
  • glass 28
  • other 3
  • textile 2
  • wood 1

Method

  • polished 220
  • shaved 181
  • cut 175
  • filed 155
  • pressed 131
  • hollowed out 39
  • turned 18
  • hand finished 9
  • engraved 7
  • moulded 5
  • carved 4
  • drilled 4
  • stained 2
  • extruded 1
  • ground 1
  • lathe cut 1
  • pierced 1

Person

  • U 220

Organisation

  • U 213
  • D 4
  • J 3
  • B 2
  • A 1
  • M 1
  • S 1

Country

  • unknown 127
  • uk 34
  • china 6
  • indonesia 5
  • japan 3
  • usa 2
  • france 1
  • germany 1
  • malaya 1
  • spain 1

Colour

  • brown 171
  • cream 69
  • black 31
  • silver 30
  • gold 14
  • colourless 13
  • white 9
  • green 8
  • red 6
  • blue 5
  • grey 5
  • yellow 5
  • purple 2

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