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English Wool Combs
ENGLISH STYLE COMBS were the standard of the combing industry from the Middle Ages until the late Industrial Revolution. Combing was the last aspect of wool processing to become mechanized. The Comber's Guild was the last fiber guild to fall to the Machine Age. Because they performed such a vital service, they set their own hours and tended to mix the arduous work with a healthy dose of "play". They were known as real party annuals. The English style comb is a different animal from its older cousins...
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