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Leather Hair Curlers
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| Accession #: | 2962.209 |
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| Title: | Leather Hair Curlers |
| Object Type: | Roller, Hair |
| Participants: | |
| Physical Description: | Seven hair curlers made up of wire covered with strip of leather and sewn. There is some sort of padding (appears to be batting) around the wire. |
| Description: | Women have long used both mechanical devices and creative home methods to curl their hair. These hair curlers are made from leather that has been sewn around wire. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Hair (Personal Artifact->Toilet Article)
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| Dimensions: |
length 4 1/2"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
wire (Material)
leather (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Museum Transfer, Fort Wright Historical Museum, 1983 |
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