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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 346743, member: 5833"]Does the curvature of the silver exactly match that of the comb? Both materials can be shaped to a degree after making, but think it would be very hard to get a perfect fit if they did not start together.</p><p><br /></p><p>Technically, don't know if Celluloid is the right term. Not sure it had the right properties to imitate translucent tortoise shell this way. So many names for early plastics & I'm no expert.</p><p><br /></p><p>Agree the sensibility of the decoration on the silver doesn't look European, so also agree South America is a good place to look.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 346743, member: 5833"]Does the curvature of the silver exactly match that of the comb? Both materials can be shaped to a degree after making, but think it would be very hard to get a perfect fit if they did not start together. Technically, don't know if Celluloid is the right term. Not sure it had the right properties to imitate translucent tortoise shell this way. So many names for early plastics & I'm no expert. Agree the sensibility of the decoration on the silver doesn't look European, so also agree South America is a good place to look.[/QUOTE]
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