Dear All,

If someone could throw light on the object in the image at this DropBox
link:

https://db.tt/bsCSVKLC

it would be very much appreciated.
It came from a property near Mole Creek in Northern Tasmania and is thought
to have been convict made in about 1812. It appears to be a comb for use on
horses' tails or manes, or is it perhaps a flax hackle?
Can anyone provide further information on this device? Has anyone seen
combs such as this in the US or elsewhere?

Yours etc,

Ian Evans

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Ian Evans, OAM, PhD
The Flannel Flower Press & World of Old Houses (www.oldhouses.com.au)
PO Box 591
Mullumbimby, NSW, Australia 2482
Phone/fax 02 6684 7677 (+612 6684 7677)