Continental Gummikamm Rubber Comb paper Vintage 1930s souvenir wooden shoe

Vintage 1930s souvenir wooden shoe necklace from the German city of Heimbach (located in North Rhine Westphalia)

The original jacket has some slight tearing and discoloration and is now wrapped in plastic

It measures about 2 1/2" tall and 2 5/8" across

It takes about 20 hours

collar and belt have more wear (discoloration

Continental Gummikamm Rubber Comb paper Vintage 1930s souvenir wooden shoeOriginal WWII Period German comb made by Continental. Guarantie Gummikamm, "guaranteed rubber comb." It is rather stiff for rubber; it was advertised more as a period version of an "unbreakable" comb but I would not test the theory. The package does say that if it breaks within one year of purchase it will be replaced for free but that guarantee probably expired 75 years ago (and we aren't going to guarantee anything!). These are dead stock from a