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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 339718, member: 78"]Hi Jeff,</p><p> I had a similar experience years ago with a crack on an ivory comb. The loose piece was constantly falling off. I did not want to glue it. I finally used a ivory colored candle to slightly rub the two pieces together. The wax stuck them together so on display they looked fine. I carefully cleaned off the excess wax. i do not know what happened to the comb since the first wife absconded with it.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 339718, member: 78"]Hi Jeff, I had a similar experience years ago with a crack on an ivory comb. The loose piece was constantly falling off. I did not want to glue it. I finally used a ivory colored candle to slightly rub the two pieces together. The wax stuck them together so on display they looked fine. I carefully cleaned off the excess wax. i do not know what happened to the comb since the first wife absconded with it. greg[/QUOTE]
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