Below is a Stewart, Rowell, & Co business card from the nineteenth century. The reverse of the card reads Sir, Having extended our business, and being desirous of extending our connexions, our Traveller, Mr. James McWilliam, will wait upon you and show you Patterns; and, if the quality and prices of our goods meet your [...]
Oyannax in the East of France is a town that sits among the southern foothills of the Jura Mountains. It has a long history of comb making, using different materials and processes over time. In the 1980s, the area was known as “Plastics Vallée” and became the top plastics hub in Europe. Source : Article [...]
The First Machines for Comb and Tooth Cutting 1796 19th. July Mr William BUNDY of Pratt Place, Camden Town, London. Patented a new comb-cutting machine to cut teeth mechanically from a comb—shaped plaque, or blank on the horizontal plane. This is not a twinning machine (whereby the teeth of one comb are cut from the [...]