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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4474352, member: 2844&quot;]It is difficult for me to discern detail from the photos, but I would guess it is post 1960, and not an early plastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Different people categorize things differently.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> I would call a peineta of this type an ornamental comb, and regard it as hair jewellery, just like tiaras etc. But then I collect ornamental combs, so I am biased.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In other countries antique ornamental combs generally had rounded tines.</p><p>My mother brought back a new, hand-carved celluloid peineta from Spain in the 80s which had flat tines. Mind you, it was rather roughly carved, little attention to detail.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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