Marcelling - Wikipedia Marcelling François Marcel marcelling his wife 's hair, 1922. Edna Fearon ( Liverpool, UK ) models the Marcel Wave, circa 1930. Marcelling is a hair styling technique in which hot curling tongs are used to induce a curl into the hair. Its appearance was similar to that of a finger wave, but made by a quite different means. History Accounts vary about the invention of the style. Some reports ascribe the invention of the technique to Marcel Grateau ( 1852 -- 1936 ), who invented it in 1872 ( others say 1875 ). François Marcel Woelfflé, who later changed his name to François Marcel, was granted U.S. patents for implements for performing the technique : the first, U.S. patent 806386, entitled `` Curling - Iron '', was published in 1905, and the second, entitled `` Hair - Waving Iron '', for an electric version, under the name François Marcel, was published in 1918. There is also a 1936 obituary for Francois Marcel Grateau, with dates matching those of the first - named Marcel Grateau. Given the dates, and the coincidence of names, it is quite possible that they were all the same man. Marcelled hair was a popular style for women 's hair in the 1920s, often in conjunction with a bob cut. For those women who had longer hair, it was common to tie the hair at the nape of the neck and pin it above the ear with a stylish hair pin or flower. One famous wearer was Josephine Baker. The doo - wop group the Marcels were named after the hairstyle. See also Permanent wave References Notes Jump up ^ Staples, Dorothy ( 2010 ). Time revisited : a memoir. S.l : Iuniverse Inc. p. 18. ISBN 1450229026. ^ Jump up to : `` The Marcel Wave ''. 1920-30.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012. ^ Jump up to : Sherrow, Victoria ( 2006 ). Encyclopedia of hair : a cultural history. Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press. p. 257. ISBN 0313331456. Jump up ^ Vetica, Robert ( 2009 ). Good to great hair : celebrity hairstyling techniques made simple. Beverly, Mass : Fair Winds Press. p. 77. ISBN 1592333575. Jump up ^ `` Marcel ''. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 19. ^ Jump up to : US patent 1277739 Jump up ^ US patent 806386 Jump up ^ Morrow, Cousin Brucie ; Maloof, Rich ( 2007 ). Doo wop : the music, the times, the era. New York : Sterling Pub. p. 152. ISBN 1402742762. Jump up ^ Marv Goldberg ( 2009 ). `` The Marcels ''. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 19. This fashion - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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Question: who invented the first curling iron in 1872
Answer: Marcel Grateau