Generally, a professional tool used for teasing and other sorts of styling "tricks", the tapered "rat tail" handle is used to pull through wisps for frosting, as well as turning flips and curls out from rollers.
Mason Pearson combs are handmade from the finest celluloid material in the world. This is the same material used to make designer costume jewelry, hair ornaments, and eyewear.
About Mason Pearson:
In the late 1800s, founder (and engineer) Mason Pearson introduced inventions that revolutionized the approach to making hairbrushes. Today, the unique rubber-cushion pad on each Mason Pearson brush is still made by hand and each handle is hand polished, using Mr. Pearson's original techniques.