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  • Combs, of various origins.
  • A craftsman making combs. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Hair pieces, combs, hair slides and other appliances. Etching.
  • Apiculture: bees, combs and swarms. Engraving by H. Summons.
  • A man is sitting on a bench making combs. Wood engraving.
  • Machinery used in the making of combs, and details of its components. Engraving by E. Turrell after J. Farey.
  • A clothed woman combs her hair and washes her face, standing at a washstand. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.
  • Upstairs at a brothel: a maid combs out a hairpiece while guests play the finger game "ken". Woodcut, 1808.
  • A woman sitting in a chair making gestures of pain while a hair-dresser combs her back hair and a maidservant combs a tress pulled forward over her face: in the left background a man having his hair combed, he too looks pained. Coloured etching after T. Rowlandson, 1807.
  • An ama (woman diver) on shore combs her wet hair while breast feeding a toddler. Colour woodcut after Utamaro, 1900/1920 (?).
  • A woman combs a boy's hair while he lies on the floor playing with a dog. Etching by Hauber after Murillo.
  • Ancient Roman (?) toilet accessories: sixteen figures, including combs, a mirror and various containers. Etching by A. Ottieri after V. Mollame, 18--?.
  • Japanese market scene: vendors are shown selling combs and hair ornaments, sandals, cloth, rice paste cakes and wigs. Colour woodcut by Shigenobu, 1865.
  • Lord Brougham shears a mock sheep with the head of Lord Melbourne, and Sir William Molesworth combs Lord Glenelg. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1838.
  • Six men are working with combs, irons and brushes as they make hats of various descriptions, some tools of their trade are hanging on the walls. Coloured etching.
  • Front cover of 'Chodo Zue'; A collection of monochrome designs for 'tansu' and acessories like boxes for combs and writing sets; the compiler Aoki Hisakuni is otherwise unknown
  • Double page from 'Chodo Zue'; A collection of monochrome designs for 'tansu' and acessories like boxes for combs and writing sets; the compiler Aoki Hisakuni is otherwise unknown
  • Venus at her toilet, assisted by the three Graces; she sits on the lap of one of them, another combs her hair, and two cupids hold a mirror in which she admires her own beauty. Engraving by M. Dorigny, 1651, after S. Vouet.
  • F. A. Egleton's patent mane comb : the sensible dog brush & comb (patent)...
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Outlines of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Elements of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • A system of phrenology / [George Combe].
  • Bone comb, supposedly Neolithic, from Gullrum Swedeh
  • M0006706: Portrait of George Combe (1788 - 1858)
  • Four scenes from W. Combe's verse Dr. Last or the devil upon two sticks, a parody of the Royal College of Physicians, and in particular John Fothergill. Engraving after W. Combe.