Title
Price & Rowe's patent lice comb
Subject
Combs
Pediculosis--Equipment and suppplies
Lice Infestations--instrumentation
Hygiene
Description
Image 101-1503
Used to comb the hair of an individual that has been infected with lice
Very rare 19th century lice comb in a cranberry-scoop form with a wooden handle. The fine, metal teeth meticulously gather the lice from the hair into the chamber. The chamber then opens from the bottom so that the lice can be removed from the comb.
Creator
Price & Rowe
Publisher
McGuire Medical Instrument Collection
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
19th cent.
Contributor
Michael Gordon (Firm)
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine
Format
14.5 x3 x 3 cm
Type
Hygienic Comb
Image
Still image
Identifier
07.03.15.6
Alternative Title
Lice comb
Date Created
11/4/2009
Medium
Metal and wood
Citation
Price & Rowe, “Price & Rowe's patent lice comb,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16901.