Mid 19th C. British Grain Painting Combs, Complete Set in Original Box boules ball and super sturdy now

and super sturdy now

to the forearm

has at least some age

Much more than documented here

who I love so much for the expressionistic manner in which his face is carved

Mid 19th C. British Grain Painting Combs, Complete Set in Original Box boules ball and super sturdy nowA remnant from the era when people grain painted boxes and furniture, originally in order to emulate the appearance of more expensive woods, this is a set of pre Civil War wood graining hand combs made by Henry Taylor Co., Sheffield, England. As found, in their original case with paper label remaining, and with 10 of what I believe was an original set of 12 combs present, representing four different sizes with various degrees of fineness. I love these