Improvements in Hair Combs.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 19th July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 13th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hair Combs.
We, JAMES DAVIDSON SARGENT of 1 West Castle Road, Merchiston, Manufacturer,
and FORDER BREWER STANLEY 100 Gilmore Place, Foreman, both of the City of
Edinburgh, County of Midlothian, North Britain, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention which relates to improvements in hair combs has for its object the
manufacture of a magnetic or magnetized hair comb which while effecting the
ordinary bair dressing purposes, will also by the magnetism from the comb strengthen
and increase the growth of the hair and give relief to the head in cases of sick and
nervous headaches.
The magnetic or magnetized comb is produced by the insertion into the back of the
comb, or attaching thereto, either during the course of manufacture or afterwards, of
a piece of highly magnetized iron, steel or other metal or material capable of being
magnetized or containing or carrying magnetism. The said piece of magnetic or
magnetized metal can be made in any suitable form or shape either in the shape of a
bar or rod or in any other form to suit the size or pattern of the comb, and we prefer
that the said piece of magnetic or magnetized metal be so embedded into the comb
that it is invisible, and so that the carrying of the said piece of metal does not in any
way affect the appearance of the comb.
Our said invention is especially applicable to combs made of vulcanite, but it is also
applicable to combs made of ebonite, india rubber, horn, ivory, tortoise shell, buffalo,
celluloid, xylonite, pyroxylin or any other substance used in the manufacture of
combs.
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10L
TIQUA
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Petitioners' Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hair Combs.
We, JAMES DAVIDSON SARGENT of 1 West Castle Road, Merchiston, Manufacturer,
and FORDER BREWER STANLEY of 100 Gilmore Place, Foreman, both of the City of
Edinburgh, County of Midlothian, North Britain, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention which relates to improvements in hair combs, has for its object the
manufacture of a magnetic or magnetized hair comb, which, while effecting the
ordinary hair dressing purposes, will also, by the magnetism from the comb, strengthen
and increase the growth of the hair, and give relief to the head in cases of sick and
nervous headaches.
The magnetic or magnetized comb is produced by the insertion into the back of
the comb, or attached thereto, either during the course of manufacture or afterwards,
of a piece of highly magnetized iron, steel or other metal or material capable of being
magnetized or containing or carrying magnetism. The said magnetic or magnetized
piece of metal or material may be made in any suitable form or shape such as a bar,
rod, or other form so as to suit the size or pattern of the comb and the said magnetic
or magnetized piece of metal or material is preferably so embedded in the comb as
to be invisible, thus not affecting the outside appearance of the comb.

page_text: In order that our said invention may be properly understood and easily carried into
effect we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Figure 1 is a part elevation of a comb having our improvements shewn partly in
section.
Figure 2 is a cross section of the same on line X X of Figure 1.
Referring to the said figures A represents an ordinary hair comb which may be
made of any suitable material or substance, and which is provided with a magnetic or
magnetized piece of metal or material B, of any suitable form or shape according to
the size or pattern of the comb, this magnetic or magnetized piece B, is preferably
embedded in the comb as shewn though it may be inserted therein, for example the
back of the comb A, may be grooved out, and the magnetic piece B, fitted therein and
then the back closed with vulcanite, preferably in such a manner as not to affect the
outward appearance of the comb.
The magnetic piece B may however be attached to the outside of the comb in any
suitable manner if desired.
Our said invention is especially applicable to combs made of vulcanite which
material being a good magnetic conductor does not tend to diminish the power of the
magnetic piece B; we have found from experiments that when a compass is placed in
proximity with the comb, the magnetic power of the piece B, is not appreciably
reduced in strength. But our said invention is also applicable to combs made of
ebonite, india-rubber, horn, ivory, tortoise-shell, buffalo, celluloid, xylonite, pyroxylin
or any other substance used in the manufacture of combs, and which is a conductor of
magnetism.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.
In hair combs the employment and combination therewith of a magnetic or
magnetized piece of metal or material B, either embedded or inserted in or attached to
the comb A, substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein before described
and shewn upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of NovoRDOL
1000
KONAN
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.