Islamic comb for I.D. + translation

Kubur · 25th November 2015, 05:46 PM

Hi Colin,

Your inscription is very similar to this:
http://www.creative-museum.com/en/co...-wooden-comb-2
But your comb is much older.

Best,
Kubur

colin henshaw · 25th November 2015, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kubur

Hi Colin,

Your inscription is very similar to this:
http://www.creative-museum.com/en/co...-wooden-comb-2
But your comb is much older.

Best,
Kubur

Thanks again Kubur, very helpful.

ariel · 26th November 2015, 08:09 PM

The upper part ( on the picture) has exceedingly tight tines.
This is what usually used on de-licing combs. More precisely, for removing nits attached to hairs.
The lower part is just for regular combing.

Lice were epidemic in old times, and French Royals carried little ivory sticks to scratch their wigged heads. Even now one has to delice kids coming home from school camps
These little buggers are likely to outlive us after the nuclear Apocalypse. Mad Max has nothing on them :-)))

TomHurstAntiques · 10th February 2016, 12:31 PM

This was a really nice Qajar comb. I looked at it in Woolley and Wallis and thought it was a really nice example.

25th November 2015, 05:46 PM	#1
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Hi Colin, Your inscription is very similar to this: http://www.creative-museum.com/en/co...-wooden-comb-2 But your comb is much older. Best, Kubur

26th November 2015, 08:09 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	The upper part ( on the picture) has exceedingly tight tines. This is what usually used on de-licing combs. More precisely, for removing nits attached to hairs. The lower part is just for regular combing. Lice were epidemic in old times, and French Royals carried little ivory sticks to scratch their wigged heads. Even now one has to delice kids coming home from school camps These little buggers are likely to outlive us after the nuclear Apocalypse. Mad Max has nothing on them :-)))

10th February 2016, 12:31 PM	#4
TomHurstAntiques Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Dorset Posts: 38	This was a really nice Qajar comb. I looked at it in Woolley and Wallis and thought it was a really nice example.