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The earliest combs were made of bone, ivory and wood;
silver, brass and tin were used later on, and in the early to mid-19^th century, tortoise shell and horn became the common materials for comb making.
The advantage of using tortoise shell and horn was that these materials were soft and moldable when heated and they retained their new shape as they hardened.
The feathers of the Chinese Kingfisher were also used at one point in time for designing the combs.
In the late-19^th century, celluloid was developed through the experiments of two brothers, Isaiah and John Hyatt, who used nitro-cellulose and camphor as primary ingredients.
The aim was to find a cheaper alternative to ivory and tortoise shell. Celluloid rapidly grew popular, leading to the formation of a whole new comb industry.

There are numerous examples of celluloid combs - some in museums due to their quality and beauty - other still out there within the reach of the vintage fashion lover.
There is also an Antique Comb Collectors Club funded not very long ago, in 1993, and contributing to further research in the comb's history.

Check out the Etsy examples bellow:

With Halloween on the horizon, I know that some of you are already planing your outfits. Wonderful bloggers Wearing History and The Vintage Baroness have already posted very inspirational Halloween themed articles that you might want to check out.
I'm doing my bit with this auction in progress!
From lkiehl on Ebay, this Whiting & Davis bag is as wonderful as they get. I just love mesh bags, though most of them are way beyond my modest possibilities. Still, a girl can dream! This time around about a slightly macabre but oh so stylish 1920s party...

Summer is gone and I still haven't got one of those hats...or shoes...or dresses...but while grumpily getting myself ready for a whole different season, I can still dream of warmth, happiness and a care-free existence, all of them embodied by those see-through, ethereal hats, delicate, cobweb like fabrics and graceful parasols of the 20s. Come on, spider of my dream, do grow real!

It's been a little while since I put together this mood board, so I need to apologize a thousand times for not remembering all of the photograph sources. The ones I do remember are DearGoldenVintage on Etsy for the gold shoes and possibly 1860-1960 on Ebay for the cranberry dress, but really I am not sure about this one.