A striking Art Deco hair comb in mottled green celluloid fan shape

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CONDITION: good vintage condition with expected wear

 

SIZE: 5½ ins h x 4½ ins w (14 x 11 cm) decorative part 2½ ins h (6 cm)

 

APPROXIMATE DATE: 1920s

 

MATERIALS: celluloid

 

DESCRIPTION:

Here is an iconic Art Deco period hair comb in mottled green celluloid. It is made in the typical wedge shape design, in which lines or blades radiate out from the base of the heading. This heading design is typical of many combs of the period, with radiating lines or panels resembling sunrays, or perhaps the spokes of a wheel. One theory is that the idea of sun rays comes from the popular vogue for sunbathing which began at this time. Previously ladies had shunned the idea of sunbathing. Another theory is that the spoke like designs reflected the wheel, and the obsession with speed and technology.