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Plastic rat-tail comb, yellow
Object/Artifact
A one-piece molded comb of bright yellow plastic in the "rat-tail" (tail comb) form: a head with a single row of fine, closely set teeth, and a long, slender, tapering pointed tail/handle used for parting, sectioning, and teasing hair. A small faint molded mark (logo and/or code) appears near the base of the tail where it meets the toothed head; it is not legible in the image. The comb shows light surface soiling/streaking and wear; color strong.
2025.1.173
The Cabrera Arús family collection
2025.1
Czechoslovakia
Eastern Europe
Europe
Maker: Not specifically identified. A Czechoslovak-made molded-plastic comb, per the molded price in Czechoslovak korunas ("0.70 Kčs"); the molded "MC" is most likely a maker's/factory monogram or enterprise mark, not matched to a specific producer.
MC 0.70 Kcs.
2.3 cm
20 cm
1
Plastic
Materials: Molded plastic, yellow (specific polymer undetermined). Technique: Injection-molded one-piece rat-tail comb (fine teeth + tapered pointed tail), with a small molded-in mark.
Good
Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
use
Czechoslovakia
Eastern Europe
Europe
production
"Kčs" = Czechoslovak koruna (koruna československá; ISO CSK), the currency of Czechoslovakia 1945–1993. The molded price "0.70 Kčs" identifies this as a Czechoslovak product priced for the domestic market.