Object Record
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Title |
Mustache Comb |
Object Name |
Comb, Mustache |
Description |
Mustache Comb. Is small and appears to be made out of a type of plastic, possibly bakelite. The handle looks to connect to the rest of the comb by a slot and is secured by two tiny nails or screws. Beneath the slot there is a artistic notch of a ball with a ring above and below it. The teeth are very fine and close together, but some have broken off. The comb looks to have originally been white, it is now an off-white color with dark lines on the comb's teeth. |
Date |
n.d. |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
1963.115.003 |
Dimensions |
H-4 W-0.75 inches |
Collection |
3D - Personal Gear |
Inscription Text |
none |
Notes |
Received January 8, 1963 "(...) compacts were born in the Edwardian era, a time when makeup was still controversial, so powder cases were disguised as a component of more socially acceptable accessories, such as walking sticks, hatpins, or necklaces. Beginning in 1896, according to R. Gerson in Vintage & Vogue Ladies’ Compacts, mesh handbag manufacturer Whiting & Davis Company of Plainville, Massachusetts, created a case-like lid for its bags that featured compartments for powder, rouge, or combs. From its first formal appearance in 1908, until its unceremonious demise in the mid-1950s, the decorative compact was a veritable shape shifter. For the majority of the compact’s run as a "must-have" fashion accessory, metal was used because it was readily available, cheap to produce, and could be brushed, enameled, engraved, and painted. Ettinger notes that sterling silver was extremely popular, as was brass, aluminum, gunmetal, nickel, and gilt." [http://www.americanpopularculture.com/archive/style/compact.htm 05/13/2019] |
Search Terms |
Personal Items |
Subjects |
Combs Hair Mustaches |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mrs. I Perham Story |