Side Comb
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This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Side Comb
Side Comb. A comb used in a woman's head-dress to retain a curl or lock of hair on the side of the head, usually in front of the ear; about 1850 such combs, generally of tortoise shell, were in common use. [See Tortoise Shell]
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