Comb History
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The Comb Is Older Than the Wheel | Object Histories
The comb might be the oldest grooming tool humans ever made — older than the wheel itself. From a 5,500-year-old ivory comb carved with a giraffe in ancient Egypt, to Roman delousing kits, Viking grave goods, a medieval coronation ritual, an accidental plastics fire hazard, and a clenched-fist symbol of the Black Power movement —…