Known at least since roman times, made of bone then:
http://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/museum-service/collections/looking-good/

Am 01.03.2016 um 19:15 schrieb Leslie C. Stewart-Abernathy:
> Yes, a lice comb, sometimes euphemistically referred to as a "baby's comb." Goodyear made them of  hard rubber at least as early as the 1850s. Usually only the spines are left. There must be 1000s of broken-off comb teeth around somewhere!
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> Hi Matt, 
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> Thank you so much! I'm taking a look at the report now! What a great project! 
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> Kayla Marciniszyn
> Archaeology Collections Assistant
> Santa Clara University 
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