Mid 19th C. Henry Taylor (England) Grain Painting Combs Set in Original Box handpainted box graphite on board

graphite on board

and then hand-sewn suit and linen shirt

5" tall handle to top

with a mix of banded patterns at the center

Mid 19th C. Henry Taylor (England) Grain Painting Combs Set in Original Box handpainted box graphite on boardA remnant from the era when people grain painted boxes and furniture, originally in order to emulate the appearance of more expensive woods, this is a set of eight pre Civil War wood graining hand combs made by Henry Taylor Co., Sheffield, England. As found, in their original case with partial paper label remaining, and with eight of what I believe was an original set of 12 combs is present, representing three different sizes with various degrees of