From your description—a tiny red object that looks like a comb with long metal prongs—it sounds very much like a needle threader for sewing machines or hand sewing.
Here’s why:
- Red plastic part: Often the handle or frame.
- Comb-like with metal prongs: The metal prongs are designed to catch and guide thread through the eye of a needle.
- Size and location: Small enough to fit in a kitchen drawer (or sewing kit) and used for precision work.
Another possibility, though less common, is a hair dye applicator comb or a manual wire or cable stripper, but the “tiny” size makes the sewing tool the more likely answer.
If you want, I can draw a small diagram showing what this object looks like, so you can compare it to what you have. Do you want me to do that?
