Name/TitleCurry comb
About this objectThis was used by the baker at Hitcham, for the horses who delivered the bread. There are 34 teeth on both edges of the blade, with a median blade on the cutting edge with 24 teeth.
Medium and MaterialsMade of steel with an ash handle.
MeasurementsMedian blade: 3 3/4 inches
Blade( transverse: 6 x 2 1/2 inches across the arc
Handle: 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches diameter
Object Typecomb
Object numberSTMEA:A.3923
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
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