- On View
- Cultural Expressions Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Manufactured by
- Reck-Junior, founded 1950
- Owned by
- Holmes, Anna Mae Queen, American, 1926 - 2013
- Date
- mid 20th century
- Medium
- brass and wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 × 1 1/2 × 11/16 in. (22.9 × 3.8 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- A hot comb, also known as a pressing comb or straightening comb, used to straighten hair. The teeth of the comb are brass and the handle is wood. The comb has a removable metal end cap that can be unscrewed. The comb has a manufacturer's stamp on the middle of the comb in between the teeth and the handle: [RECK-JUNIOR / MADE IN GERMANY] The comb was placed on, or inside, a stove or another hot surface to heat it.
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cheryl Dozier Payne in memory of Anna Mae Queen Holmes, Educator & Historian
- Object number
- 2014.224.4.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




