He was, of course, entirely unmoved, and as I now remember, combed his fair beard with a little tortoiseshell pocket comb as he talked to us.
"The Dark Forest"
Hugh Walpole
Next to her obi, she prides herself on the ornaments which decorate her black hair-fine hairpins, with heads of tortoiseshell or coral or lacquer, and hair-combs, all most beautifully carved.
"Peeps at Many Lands: Japan"
John Finnemore
The beaux with their full wigs-they carried combs of ivory or tortoiseshell in their pockets with which they publicly combed their flowing locks-their dandy canes and scented, laced handkerchiefs, were not the men to enjoy the flavour of tobacco in a pipe.
"The Social History of Smoking"
G. L. Apperson