An Apparatus for Drying Lady's Hair.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Nov.. 1894-Accepted, 29th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Apparatus for Drying Lady's Hair.
I, WILLIAM SPEIRS SIMPSON, of 49 Battersea Park Road, Surrey, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for object, the construction and employment of a vessel of any
suitable shape with comb like teeth on one or more sides, said comb like teeth may
be hollow if desired.
I purpose making the vessel of copper of oval or equivalent form in cross
section, and of any length, to hold hot water, and closable by a screw plug.
I fit
one or more combs, metal or other, on the vessel, or as part of same, and I provide
the vessel with a handle so that it can be drawn under, through, or over a lady's
hair after washing it, for drying, or a simultaneous combing and drying.
I purpose having the teeth of one comb like appliance very wide apart, so that
the hair can fall down between, or that the teeth can penetrate, and so separate
the hair while the vessel is being stroked in contact.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said William Speirs Simpson.
I, WILLIAM SPEIRS SIMPSON, of 49 Battersea Park Road, Surrey, Engineer,
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 has for object, the construction and employment of a vessel of
any suitable shape with comb like teeth on one or more sides, said comb like
teeth may be arranged in regular or irregular order, and be hollow, if desired.
My invention will be understood by the annexed drawings, Figure 1 being a
sectional elevation, and Figure 2 an end view from the handle end.
I purpose making the vessel A of copper, of oval or equivalent form in cross
section, as seen at Figure 2, and of any length to hold hot water, and closable
by a screw plug B, which is preferably formed at the inner end of the handle C,
or at the side as shown by dotted lines. D, D, are hollow comb like teeth for
the heat to enter, so that when the article is drawn under through or over a
lady's hair after washing, it dries or assists to dry it by a simultaneous combing
for separation and warm heat. The teeth D of the comb are very wide apart,
so that the hair can fall down between, or that the teeth can penetrate and so
separate the hair while the vessel is being stroked in contact.
The mouth of the vessel is of funnel shape to facilitate the pouring in of
water without causing splashes, the mouth being also screw threaded for the
reception of the closing plug B affixed to the handle C.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
An article such as that shown on the annexed drawings, and consisting of a
small handy vessel for holding hot water and provided with comb like teeth for
separating lady's hair, and simultaneously drying while being drawn through it,
substantially as described.
The 02d 1n of Novambon 1901
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said William Speirs Simpson.