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Metal Curry Comb

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Overview

A currycomb (or curry comb) is made of several rows of short metal teeth, with a handle.

Historical information

A currycomb is a handheld grooming tool with rows of metallic teeth used to clean a horse's coat, remove mud and loose hair, and stimulate skin oils. It is generally used first in grooming to loosen dirt, which is then removed by a brush. It is also used to massage the horse, often in a circular motion, or to clean brushes

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.104

Item type

Objects

Themes

Material

Metal

Inscriptions and markings

No markings

Contextual information

The word curry has been around for 800 years or so and means “to rub down or groom a horse.” It comes from the French word correier, which means to put order to, prepare or arrange. This makes perfect sense as to why it's called the curry comb because we are rearranging the horse's hair into a more ideal direction.

Keywords

Livestock-horses

Equestrian; apparel

grooming

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Tuesday, 28 April, 2026

Completeness

83

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