Acknowledgements                                                                                                    7

          Foreword                                                                                                                  9

          Preface                                                                                                                      9

          Introduction                                                                                                             11

1        History                                                                                                                   13

          The Development of the Comb • From Pre-History to 1066

          The Medieval Period to the Renaissance • The Seventeenth and Eighteenth

          Centuries • The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

2        Combs and Pins for Grooming and Dressing                                                             56

          Grooming Combs • Wire Hairpins • Comb-Cleaning Devices • Hair-Drying Forks

          Hot Combs

3        Combs from Other Cultures                                                                                     73

          North America • North American Indian • Eskimo • South America and Mexico

          Sub-Saharan Africa • Middle East and North Africa • India • Sri Lanka

          South-East Asia • The Orient • Oceania

4        Combs for Special Purposes                                                                                  146

          Liturgical Combs • Military and Seamen's Combs • Combs as Love Tokens

          Jamaican Cased Combs • Cache-Peignes • American—Indian Cased Combs

          Combs for Domestic Animais and Other Purposes

5        Combs in Unusual Places                                                                                       165

The Practical Comb • The Comb as a Symbol of Vanity • The Comb as a Love

Token • The Herculean Comb • Organ-Pipe Combs • The Comb as a Hallmark

Cawston Tombstones • The Illusory Comb • Textiles

6        The Craft of Combmaking                                                                                      168

          Craftsmanship • The Combmaker's Workshop • Tools and Machines

          Combmaking Areas in Europe • The Dot-and-Circle Motif

7        The Business of Combs                                                                                          193

          Marketing and Advertising • Trademarks, Logos and Hallmarks

          The Guild of Combmakers

8        Materials                                                                                                               202

          Bone and Antier • Hoof and Other Derivatives • Horn • Ivory • Plastics

          Tortoiseshell • Wood • Other Materials and Embellishments

9        Aids for the Collector                                                                                             235

          Identification and Testing • Conservation • Fakes and Forgeries

          On Collecting Combs • Resources for Comb Collectors

          Glossary                                                                                                                249

          Bibliography                                                                                                          258

          Index                                                                                                                     267

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