Mid 19th C. Henry Taylor (England) Grain Painting Combs Set in Original Box pen there are hand-written numbers on

there are hand-written numbers on each of their legs suggesting they might be two of a series made (

I love the radial stitching over the olive green velvet

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satisfying I think in a manner akin to carved whimsies

Mid 19th C. Henry Taylor (England) Grain Painting Combs Set in Original Box pen there are hand-written numbers onA 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 eight pre Civil War wood graining hand combs made by Henry Taylor Co., Sheffield, England. As found, in their original case with partial paper label remaining, and with eight of what I believe was an original set of 12 combs is present, representing three different sizes with various degrees of