AN IMPROVED COMB FOR COMBING THE HAIR OF THE HEAD
Year: 1885

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GEORGE ANTHONY BINNS, Archer Street, Halifax, Yorkshire, Comb Maker, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED COMB FOR COMBING
THE HAIR OF THE HEAD," to be as follows:-
My object is to produce a comb for combing the hair of the human head, or the
hair of animals &c, which shall be more durable, cleanly, and be produced at a less
cost than combs made from bone, ivory & such like materials.
To attain this object, instead of making the comb of one piece of material only,
as is generally the case, in which the teeth are cut out of it, I take a rod of
drawn" brass, steel or other metal of the required dimensious and make the back
of the comb of it. Through the said back, I drill holes for the purpose of inserting
the teeth into it. The teeth I make of round or flat tempered steel, which have
specially prepared points, and these I insert into the holes drilled through the
"back" and thus form the comb. The combs thus made of "drawn" brass, steel
or other metal, with round or flat teeth will last considerably longer in wear & tear,
than those in ordinary use, their liability to break is reduced to a minumuin, they
are more cleanly, and the cost of production is below the average of combs
generally used.
A
GEORGE ANTHONY BINNS,
Archer Street,
Halifax, Yorkshire,
Comb Maker.

page_text: GEORGE ANTHONY BINNS, Archer Street, Halifax, Yorkshire, Comb Maker, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN "IMPROVED COMB FOR COMBING
THE HAIR OF THE HEAD" and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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My object is to produce a comb for combing the hair of the human head or of
animals, &c, which shall be more durable, cleanly, and be produced at a less cost
than combs made from bone, ivory and such like materials.
To attain this object, instead of making the comb of one piece of material only,
as is generally the case, in which the teeth are cut out of it, I take a rod of
"drawn" brass, steel or other metal, of the required length, and make the back of
the comb of it. Through the said back, I drill holes for the purpose of inserting
the teeth into it. The teeth, I make of round or flat tempered steel, with specially
prepared points, and these I insert into the holes drilled through the back, and
thus form the comb. The combs thus made of "drawn " brass, steel or other metal,
with round or flat teeth, will last considerably longer in wear and tear than those
in ordinary use, their liability to break is reduced to a minimum, they are more
cleanly, and the cost of production is below the average of combs made generally.
I will now describe the nature of my invention in detail, and in order that it
may be clearly understood, I annex drawings of sections of the comb.
Figure 1. represents a portion of the back of the comb, which is made of
"drawn" brass, steel or other metal, the black dots being the holes for the insertion
of the teeth, which may be made round or flat according to the requirements.
When the teeth shown in Figure 2. are inserted in the back, Figure 1. they form
the comb illustrated in Figure 3. The reason I use "drawn" brass, steel or other
metal for the back of the comb, is that it is less liable to bend or break, than if it
was made of softer metal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The invention of a comb for combing the hair of the head or of animals &c the
back of which is made of "drawn " brass, steel or other metal, and the teeth of
which are made of tempered steel, inserted into the holes drilled in the back of
the comb.