Mid 19th C. British Grain Painting Combs, Complete Set in Original Box folk art bird cage and how wonderfully cozy they

and how wonderfully cozy they

(A little bit Jenny Holzer-esque too

Small but with a grand presence and very lovely

sandwiched between glass front and cardboard back with black taped edges (original)

Mid 19th C. British Grain Painting Combs, Complete Set in Original Box folk art bird cage and how wonderfully cozy theyA remnant from the era when people grain painted boxes and furniture, originally in order to emulate the appearance of more expensive woods, this is a set of pre Civil War wood graining hand combs made by Henry Taylor Co., Sheffield, England. As found, in their original case with paper label remaining, and with 10 of what I believe was an original set of 12 combs present, representing four different sizes with various degrees of fineness. I love these