Horn Comb

Associated S R Stewart & Co (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1825 - 1997)

Date1935

Object NameComb

Mediumhorn: pressed and dyed

ClassificationsScience And Technology

AcquisitionPresented in 1935 by S R Stewart & Co.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS002845.25

Keywords

About MeThese combs were cut out of the pressed horn by "twinning". The twin cutting machine cut two combs from single plate of horn with the pointed ends of one comb taken from the roots of the other. This process was much faster than cutting by hand and reduced waste.

S R Stewart & Company patented improvements to this machinery in 1901.