Hi, I was wondering if anyone could recommend web sites to purchase vintage hair combs? I want to start collecting. I think ebay is great but I know there has to be more out there. Thanks for any info -Andrea
Original Post
Replies sorted oldest to newest
Try Moore Antiquities - I'm sure I've seen some combs on there!
They also do some splendid items from Egyptian right through to Victorian times.
They also do some splendid items from Egyptian right through to Victorian times.
Just checked for you - there's one there for £48 in the medieval section.
Description: Bone hair comb. Over fifty percent original size. This comb was excavated by mudlarks from the medieval layers of the Thames foreshore at Wapping.
Description: Bone hair comb. Over fifty percent original size. This comb was excavated by mudlarks from the medieval layers of the Thames foreshore at Wapping.
Hi, thanks for the help, Moore's is interesting and well, educational I will keep an eye on their site for new additions. Even if I don't want to purchase I enjoy viewing what I consider to be both art and history. Thanks again -Andrea
Try www.Tias.com and www.Rubylane.com
There is www.susannahscombs.com She is a reputable private purveyor of antique & vintage combs and bakelite jewelry. Her celluloid combs are quarantined and generally garnered from collectors with quality items that have been properly stores, such as, celluloid not stored in direct sunlight, in plastic bags and such so that the 'disease' or 'virus' is less of a risk. For those not in the know about the disease/virus, celluloid is made of camphor (later plastics are not such as lucite) and this can 'outgas' and 'infect' other celluloid items. Such a comb with this problem has a fractured area where it's crackled looking from the inside of the plastic in that singular spot, or selected spots, AND is accompanied by a high yellow color unlike the color of the comb, even if a clear or light apple juice color.