Hair grip of tortoiseshell-effect cellulose nitrate rod

Made:
circa 1900

Hair grip of tortoiseshell-effect cellulose nitrate rod, which is circular in cross-section, grip is indented twice along its length, about 1900

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1980-676/46
Materials:
cellulose nitrate
Measurements:
length 74 mm
width 14 mm
of rod: diameter 2 mm
type:
hair grip
credit:
Purchase (Roger Newport)

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