Mason Pearson Rake Comb in Brown.

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Mason Pearson Rake Comb in Brown. Handcrafted from the world's finest celluloid acetate for a sturdy yet flexible design, the Mason Pearson Rake Comb features individually cut, wide-set teeth to effectively smooth any hair type. The handsome tortoiseshell pattern and tumbled gloss finish make this the ultimate luxury piece to display on your vanity.. Each comb is handmade using traditional techniques. Hand polished for a high-gloss finish. Suitable for use on wet or dry hair. Measures approx 6 L x 2.5 W. MPEA-WU3. MPC RAKE. Mason Pearson, founder-engineer-inventor, went from Yorkshire, Northern England to London in the mid 1860's to work at the British Steam Brush Works, in London's East End, in a partnership later known as Raper Pearson and Gill. The business was in general small-brush making. The brushes were made by hand. Mason Pearson invented an automatic brush-boring machine to speed up the whole process of brush making in 1885, for which he won a Silver Medal at the International Inventions Exhibition in London in that year. In the same year, he invented the pneumatic rubber-cushion hairbrush. It took until 1905 to improve his technique, much of which was still required to be done by hand. His widow continued the business on her own for a further 20 years, when the next generation was ready to take its part. During this period, the decision was made to concentrate on Mason Pearson's rubber-cushion hairbrush. The product design used nowadays is similar to the original 1885 model with the improvements of the fully developed models of the early 1920s.