Comb - Galalite - Auguste Bonaz

Rare and collectible galalite comb that was mainly used as a hair clip, produced by Auguste Bonaz.
The comb consists of two parts: the upper part is decorated with floral motifs with a tortoiseshell color effect. The fretwork is spectacular.
The lower part houses the comb teeth.
Signed on one side by Auguste Bonaz.

Galalite, a name derived from the Greek words gala (milk) and lithos (stone), is the commercial name of one of the earliest plastics.
It was invented in 1897 and patented in 1899 by Friedrich Adolph Spitteler (1846-1940) and Wilhelm Krische. It is produced from casein, a milk protein. In the early twentieth century, a French chemist, J.C. Trillat, discovered a way to make casein insoluble by immersion in formaldehyde.
This material revolutionized the button industry with its ability to create structural effects and imitate all types of materials: horn, turtle shell, ivory, wood.
The dimensions are: width 17 cm, depth 13.5 cm, and height 3.5 cm.
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