AN IMPROAVED HAIR CURLER
Year: 1885

page_text: JOHN CHARLES EDWARDS Hair Dresser No 30 Corporation Street Manchester
Lancashire do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROAVED HAIR
CURLER to be as follows:-
Constructed with a tube, at one end of this tube is fastened a movable thin strip
of metal which is for the purpos of securing the hair to the tube preavious to being
rolled upon the tube, this tube and thin strip of metal is made taper, being thicker
at one end and thinner at the other, the object of this being that the hair is more
easily slipt from the tube; A piece of wire is also atatched to the tube at one end
and shaped to form a spring fastener for the purpos of securing the hair to its
required position when rolled upon the tube; A heating rod is also used which
consists of a piece of metal made to fit inside the tube.
How to use the Hair Curler.
Place thin strips of hair upon the tube fold the strip of metal across the hair
and wind the hair upon the tube, secure the hair now wound upon the tube by
folding the wire fastener across the hair and pressing it to the opposite side of the
tube:
Make the heating rod hot (but not red hot) place it inside the tube for a few
seconds and without uncurling draw out the tube and a perfict curl is produced.
By this simple method any person can curl hair from an inch to any length
required in a few seconds, without doeing the slightest injury to the most delicate
head of hair.
And I claim for my Patent an improved hair curler, to be used with or without
an heating rod and is constructed with a tube to which is atatched a movable thin
strip of metal also a metal spring fastener for the purpos of securing the hair to its
required position.

page_text: JOHN CHARLES EDWARDS Hair Dresser 30 Corporation Street Manchester
Lancashire I do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED HAIR
CURLER and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
It is constructed with a tube, at one end of this tube is fastened a movable strip
of metal which is for the purpose of securing the hair to the tube previous to being
rolled upon the tube, this tube and strip of metal is made taper, being thicker at
one end and thinner at the other, the object of this being that the hair is more
easily slipt from the tube; a piece of metal is also attached to the tube at one end
and shaped to form a spring fastner for the purpose of securing the hair to its
required position when rolled upon the tube. The spring fastners are obtained
either by the elasticity of the metal in which the instrument is made of or by two
holes being made in one end of the tube through which pass a piece of wire and
bend it so as to run each side of the tube. The ends of the wire are bent inwards
a little shorter than the tube, and when in use pressed to the opposite side of the
tube. An heating rod is also used which consists of a piece of metal made to go
inside the tube.
How to use the Hair Curler.
Place thin strips of hair upon the tube fold the strip of metal across the hair and
wind the air upon the tube, secure the hair now wound upon the tube by folding
the spring fastner across the hair, alow this to remain a short time, the longer the
better the curl, or for immediate curling make the heating rod hot (but not red hot)
place it inside the tube for a few seconds and without uncurling draw out the tube
and a perfict curl is produced.
By this simple method any person can curl hair from an inch to any length
required in a few secconds without doing the slightest injury to the most delicate
head of hair.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be preformed, I declare that what
I claim is
An improved hair curler to be used with or without an heating rod.
And is constructed with a tube to which is attached a movable strip of metal
also a metal spring fastner for the purpos of securing the hair to its required
position.
The heating rod is a piece of metal made to go inside the tube when required.