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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;shamster, post: 10620550, member: 85821&quot;]This gigantic beauty(14x6cm, 46 grams)arrived today and there’s a lot of questions I have with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>This type of tortoiseshell comb is very fashionable during late Edo period, and it is said that after 1820s smaller combs began to dominate. I can find two or three combs with silver edge tagged as Edo.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, mine is made of at least two layers of tortoiseshell, while the combs from the museum usually have only one thin layer. Would that mean mine was made later, maybe not Edo at all?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, as you can see the teeth are seriously bitten, one of them is very thin and I would love to fix that. What should I use that will provide the strongest bond and best look? Resin, nail polish, wax, or shellac?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]531975[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]531976[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]531977[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]531978[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]531979[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]531980[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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