description- – A colored drawing of an ornamental back comb done by Samuel Amorosi. Samuel Amorosi and his father, George Amorosi, both worked for the Standard Pyroxoloid Corporation in Leominster, Massachusetts, where they designed the mirrors and combs for vanity sets. Samuel was trained at the School of the Worcester Art Museum and was a skilled die maker and designer as well as an artist and sculptor.
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collectiondatepublishercreatorrelation- – Is part of the collection, the Amorosi Family Papers, ca. 1930-1940s. National Plastics Center and Museum, Leominster, Massachusetts. http://www.plasticsmuseum.org/museum.html#Collection
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description- – Two pages of cut out pattern templates and colored stamps of decorative back combs by F.W. Gray. The comb patterns are pasted onto the pages of a leather bound book of financial information from New York with Thomas Prentis embossed in gold lettering on the cover. There is handwriting and drawings in pencil throughout the book. On the inside of the back cover is a note saying that the book belonged to F.W. Gray of New York City around 1880 and came into the possession of Irvin F. Gray upon his death in 1912.
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collectiondatepublishercreatorrelation- – Is part of the collection, F.W. Gray Comb Designs, ca. 1880-1912. National Plastics Center and Museum, Leominster, Massachusetts. http://www.plasticsmuseum.org/museum.html#Collection
formatsource- – Two pages from the F.W. Gray Comb Designs Scrapbook
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description- – A full scale hand drawn blueprint of a dressing comb mold created in 1948 by the Standard Tool Co. in Leominster, Massachusetts. The blueprint contains the view of the profile, the top, and the cross section for a beaded dressing comb mold, listed as Design No. 20. Tiara, Crown,&Crest are listed as suggested names. The blueprint is signed by E. Landry.
subjectrights- – Text and images are the property of the National Plastics Center and Museum (NPCM) and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the NPCM may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The NPCM prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of the National Plastics Center and Museum. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of the museum's property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
collectiondatecreatorpublishercontributor- – Standard Tool Company, Leominster (Mass.)
relation- – Is part of the collection, Standard Tool Records, 1940-1969. National Plastics Center and Museum, Leominster, Massachusetts. http://www.plasticsmuseum.org/museum.html#Collection
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