Hair Brush Sets on sale at Mappin & Webb

Hair Brush Sets on sale at Mappin & Webb

Mappin & Webbs dressing table services: a choice of fine enamel or tortoiseshell and sterling silver brushes and mirrors and brushes are only fitted with the best bristles. Date: 1930

Advert for Mappin & Webb luxury items 1916

Advert for Mappin & Webb luxury items 1916

Varity of sterling silver luxury Christmas gifts for the homefront.1916

Cat stationmaster Tama, superstar in western Japan, dies

Cat stationmaster Tama, superstar in western Japan, dies

Tama, a cat stationmaster of a railway station in western Japan, receives a birthday cake on her 16th birthday on April 29, 2015, in this file photo taken in Wakayama Prefecture. The female tortoiseshell cat died June 22, 2015, at a local animal hospital aged 16 years and two months, the equivalent of about 80 years in human age, Wakayama Electric Railway Co. said June 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cat stationmaster Tama, superstar in western Japan, dies

Cat stationmaster Tama, superstar in western Japan, dies

Tama, a cat stationmaster of a railway station in western Japan, attends an event at her Kishi Station in Wakayama Prefecture in this file photo taken in January 2013. The female tortoiseshell cat died June 22, 2015, at a local animal hospital aged 16 years and two months, the equivalent of about 80 years in human age, Wakayama Electric Railway Co. said June 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Edo Bekko" tortoiseshell craft to be listed as traditional artifact

"Edo Bekko" tortoiseshell craft to be listed as traditional artifact

Three pieces of "Edo Bekko" tortoiseshell craftwork are shown at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on May 11, 2015, as examples of traditional Japanese artifacts to be added to the ministry's list of such products. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Girls playing the shamisen

Girls playing the shamisen

Two young women have red lips and red and floral hairpins. One of them is playing the shamisen lute, and the other is turning the pages of a book. The floral hairpins and comb of the woman on the left are made of tortoiseshell.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number91‐43‐0]

A bride

A bride

Since this is a black and white photograph it is difficult to say for sure, but the bride's dress seems to be of black crepe in formal furisode style. It has bright floral patterns with five crests which were a frequent pattern in bridal costumes. The hair is arranged in bunkin-takashimada coiffure. A tortoiseshell comb, floral comb and floral hairpin are placed in the hair with a tsunokakushi hood all around.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐148‐0]

Practicing traditional songs

Practicing traditional songs

The woman is practicing songs and accompanying herself on a shamisen (three-stringed lute). The hair style with tortoiseshell hairpins and the look of her kimono collar suggest that she is a geisha (entertainer). The bonsai potted plants on each side are props.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐51‐0]