NEW OR IMPROVED APPLIANCES FOR CURLING, WAVING OR FRIZZING HAIR
Year: 1885

page_text: Frizzing Hair.
We WILLIAM BOWN of 308 Summer Lanc, Birmingham, in the county of
Warwick, Manufacturer, and GEORGE CAPEWELL, of 17 Victoria Place, Potters
Lane, Aston, near Birmingham aforesaid, Machinist, do hereby declare the nature
of the said invention for "NEW OR IMPROVED APPLIANCES FOR CURLING, WAVING
OR FRIZZING HAIR" to be as follows:-
Our improvements relate to the method or methods of holding together the
blades or rods of curling irons or tongs whilst in use and consist :
Firstly, in attaching to one arm or handle a catch or fastener held in position in
some instances by means of a spring as desired. On the other arm or handle we
form a lug or projecting piece for the said catch or fastener to take over or against,
thereby holding the blades or parts together and securing the hair during the
operation of curling, waving or frizzing. When the operation of curling, waving
or frizzing is completed the catch or fastener is released, permitting the curling
appliance to be withdrawn from the hair.
Secondly, in attaching a small lever or lever catch held by a spring or without,
as desired, and working in a vertical or horizontal position, taking over or against
one or other of the arms or handles.
Thirdly, in the use of a slide or ring taking over or against the arms or handles
of such appliance for the purpose set forth. These improvements are applicable
either to one or two handled appliances.
G. F. REDFERN,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: It will be obvious that as a modification the catch E and spring H may be made
in one piece with the body or secured to the handle A or body B by a pin screw or
other means as desired.
At Figures 3 and 4 (which forms the second part of our invention) the catch H
is secured to the body B by a screw rivet or other suitable means, which permits
the catch or fastener H to move side ways or horizontally for the purpose of
securing the arm or lever C on the hair when in a closed position as seen at
Figure 3 and also for the purpose of releasing the arm or lever C after curling,
waving or frizzing to permit the combined arm and body to be withdrawn from
the hair as seen at Figure 4.
Figures 5 and 6 illustrate the third portion of our improvements from which it
will be seen that the arm or lover C in this case is held in a closed position on the
hair for curling by means of the slide or ring J which is passed over (or against)
the end of the lever C as seen at Figure 5 which is also released by sliding back
the said slide or ring J as seen at Figure 6.
Having now described our improvements and the manner of giving effect to the
same we wish it understood that we do not purpose confining ourselves to the
exact shape or configuration of the various parts herein described and exhibited as
they may be modified without departing from the spirit of our invention but what
we claim and wish protected by Letters Patent is
The means or their equivalents for securing in position and releasing the arms
or blades of curling appliances substantially as herein described and exhibitod.
Dated this 9th day of March One thousand eight hundred and eighty six.