Lice and Nit Comb or Infant Comb
date: label: associated date
content: 1989-01-24
notes: label: Description
content: Double-sided comb made of ivory, suitable for use on an infant or for removing lice nits. Pratt, Read & Company, the donor, was established in Ivoryton, Ct., in 1798, and produced beads, buttons, and billiard balls from elephant tusks imported from Africa.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Connecticut, Ivoryton
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Beauty and Health
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content: Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
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content: Beauty and Hygiene Products: Babies
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Pratt-Read Corporation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0124.01
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0124.01
label: accession number
content: 1989.0124
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hair care product
label: Object Name
content: lice comb
label: Object Name
content: personal hygiene product
label: Object Name
content: lice comb or infant comb
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: carved (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/8 in x 3/4 in x 3 5/8 in; .3175 cm x 1.905 cm x 9.2075 cm