Slaughter Iron?

[OilyRascal]

I have no idea what this is.  It was labeled "Slaughter Iron".  I've been around slaughtering since I was knee high to a grass hopper, and I haven't seen such an animal myself.

It is 8.75" overall in length.  The rake is 3/4" deep, 3" long, and made of brass or copper.  The rake in the comb is V shaped from 5/16 thick to a point in the 3/4" span.

Does not seem correct for a flea comb, not to mention it sure is fancy to brush fleas with.

[john k]

I did a little search and found a hardware?  Slaughter Louisiana.   It does resemble a lice comb.   Have seen a very fine tooth hard bakelite comb, that came with coal tar shampoo to rid the head of the little white crawlies.   How much gap between the teeth?

[rusty]

Hair curling iron?

[keykeeper]

Hair straightener comb. Heavy, to be heated, then drawn through the hair, smoothing out the curls.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hair-Straightening-Irons-combs-Brass-Copper-/300820542149#vi-content

[OilyRascal]

Hair straightener comb. Heavy, to be heated, then drawn through the hair, smoothing out the curls.

So it is.  Thanks, Key!  You don't reckon I mistook "slaughter" for "straightener" do you?

[rusty]

Maybe it was an evidence tag :P

[Mac53]

I have one of those, a few of the curler types, and the device to heat them. It is something between a camp stove, and an oil lamp.

[OilyRascal]

I have one of those, a few of the curler types, and the device to heat them. It is something between a camp stove, and an oil lamp.

I'd like to see what the warmer looks like if a picture worked out someday.

[Wrenchmensch]

I used a comb like this to comb out fleas living on our cat. She had been a stray kitten that appeared one night at our front door.  We took her in. She was always known as "Outdoor Woman" and took on fleas as a result of her peregrinations.  As the comb picked up fleas it was dipped in water, with a little detergent mixed in it, to drown the fleas. The comb would then be dried off and reapplied to the cat until no more fleas could be found. 

[keykeeper]

I have one of those, a few of the curler types, and the device to heat them. It is something between a camp stove, and an oil lamp.

I'd like to see what the warmer looks like if a picture worked out someday.

It would look like this or similar, Derek-- http://www.bonanza.com/listings/Antique-Curling-Iron-Heater-Cast-Ising-Glass-Mica/42621769?gpid=21297750541&gpkwd=&goog_pla=1&gclid=CMj6qei37bQCFQSf4AodO0YAQQ

Occasionally, I see these in antique malls and/or at flea markets. Most people think they are a small kerosene heater.

[Mac53]

Mine is similar (though a lot nicer looking, I think) to the one Keykeeper posted. I'll try to get a photo of it up by the weekend.

[lbgradwell]

Something else I've never encountered...

And in what time frame might such a thing have been found?

[OilyRascal]

Thanks for sharing the picture, Aaron.  Neat stuff.  I would have never known on either the brush or heater account.

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And in what time frame might such a thing have been found?

2012 :-)

[lbgradwell]

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And in what time frame might such a thing have been found?

2012 :-)

Haha!

And in what time frame might such a thing have been found in production?

[keykeeper]

LG: I'm not sure of the production time frame, but my guess would be late 1800's up until electric was in widespread use and distribution, probably mid-1930's or so.

If I'm not mistaken, they made little heaters such as this that also ran on natural gas. Don't know a certain time frame on that, either, but that type was probably more prevalent in larger cities, where gas was being used for lots of different amenities.