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employe of the stable, or a frequent visitor thereto. It really 
is, what its name indicates, a “ self-cleaning ” currycomb; 
since, by a simple contrivance, which we will endeavour to 
make understood, it frees itself in a moment from all matters 
that may collect in it and clog it up; thus rendering itself, 
after use, a clean comb again. This is effected by the ad¬ 
dition, to the ordinary currycomb, of a cover, like the lid of 
a box, made to shut down upon its teeth; which project 
through corresponding lengthened slits in the cover, so com¬ 
pletely that the comb curries with the cover down as effec¬ 
tually as it would without a cover, or as the common curry¬ 
comb does. The hinges of the cover are riveted to one 
side of the comb, while to the other is fixed a little catch, 
which keeps the cover down during use. Whenever the 
comb requires cleaning, therefore, the groom has no more 
to do than to lift up the cover, which, by means of the 
slits through it, embracing closely each toothed plate as it 
opens out, rids them perfectly of all scurf and dirt, and thus 
renders the comb clean without anv occasion for hammering 
or knocking the currycomb upon the pavement of the stable, 
as is commonly done; though, in case that also be required, 
the other side of the comb is provided with “ knockers,” or 
hammers for that purpose. 
We have had the invention tested; in other words, we 
have had the new currycomb used in the stable, by as many 
as a dozen persons or more, from whom we have received 
(as always happens in cases of the kind) almost as many 
opinions. Some highly approve of it, finding great advantage 
in having their comb so easily and so readily cleansed ; while 
others fancy it is “heavy” and “clumsy,” notwithstanding 
it weighs no more than a couple of ounces heavier than the 
common currycomb. For our own part, we like the self¬ 
cleansing principle of it; and, though we will not go so far as 
to say, that, on the same principle, improvement may not 
still be made, we augur well of the present invention, on the 
ground, if on no other, of its being a start in an attempt to 
improve the old currycomb : an ancient stable utensil which 
it might prove, to the curious in such matters, rather inte¬ 
resting to trace the history of. 
