Mexican silver "pocket" Hair Comb in the Southwestern style

Quite often in the literature on Native American silver jewelry the Mexican maestros are credited for their help to train and for their influence on Native American silversmiths. And even though examples of Mexican jewelry and accessories which could easily be taken for Southwestern or Navajo creations, they do come up from time to time surprising us in the most delightful way. The sterling "pocket hair comb" I am presenting here is just such an example. Also referred to as "moustache combs" and some times associated with the grooming of babies, combs like this used to be a must-have accessory well into the 1970s at least, I would suggest. Especially for men who kept them in their back pockets and took them out whenever the circumstances required a quick freshening up of their appearance...

Size / Weight: 5 1/16" long by 7/8" wide; 33.0 grms

Hallmarks / Date: simply marked "MEX" and "925"; difficult to date with accuracy but I will suggest 1970s?

Condition: excellent vintage with good weight, very well finished, with a lovely undulating decorative motif and no damage or repairs noted

Inv# 15305