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Hair Combs / Illustration of  of Ladies Hairstyles

These hair combs are made from tortoiseshell. They were used to keep the hair in place and for decoration.

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Roll over this photo to switch between the hair combs and an illustration of fashionable hairstyles from the 1890 Young Ladies Journal, a women's magazine of 'fashion, fancy work and family reading'.


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