A NEW OR IMPROVED INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS FOR CURLING OR WAVING THE HAIR "
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Roman of Massingham House Haverstock Hill
in the County of Middlesex for an Invention of A NEW OR IMPROVED
INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS FOR CURLING OR WAVING THE HAIR
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Roman at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th July-1883.
'
HENRY ROMAN of Massingham House Haverstock Hill-in the County of
Middlesex A NEW OR IMPROVED INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS FOR CURLING OR
WAVING THE HAIR
The object of my invention is such construction of a hair curling instrument as
to obtain easely & readily a perfect Curl, without using hot iron tongs or hair pins,
that burn, break, and destroy the hair-To construct such an instrument I employ
a small round rod, or tube, of motal, hereafter called the "centre tube,, to one end of
which is pivoted or jointed a piece of metal of semi-cylindrical section or there-
about-This.semi-cylinder is of such a form and size, that when it is closed upon
the "centre tube, holding the end of a lock of hair between the two it shall be
parallel and concentric with the said centre tube-To the other end of the centro
tube is jointed a piece of metal of rather more than semi-cylindrical section-this
section is of a horse-shoe shape.-This piece is of such form and size that when it
is closed upon the hair curled round the other two pieces, it shall be parallel with
them The long edges of this outer piece of metal hereinafter called the "outer
clasp,, are turned outwards along their length to form a stiffening rim and shut
just over the edges of the second piece with the hair between, and by and, in virtue
of the clasticity of the metal and of the horse-shoe shape, it keeps in place upon
the hair, and upon the inner parts of the apparatus without the necessity for any
hook or catch-By preference I impress the outer clasp with lines or indentations
following the curve of the horseshoe semicylinder-This indentations give space
for the hair to lie in and partially dividing it like the lines of combing-The three
parts of the apparatus when intirely open form one long piece, but the parts may
if prefered be all jointed at one end, and may be made of ebonite bone or other

page_text: suitable material in place of metal-To curl the hair upon my instrument I proceed
in the following a manner-While the instrument is open, the hair is placed upon
the centre tube, the smaller clasp, is closed upon it in order to fix it, the hair is
wound upon the two pieces, and lastly the second Clasp is simply closed upon the
whole This outer Clasp, owing to its peculiar, above described shape, and the 5
elasticity of the metal, not only will grasp and fasten the whole apparatus, and
dispens with the necessity for using hooks, loops or other inconvenient contrivances,
it will also give a perfectly round shape to the mass of curled hair.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Roman in the Patent Office on the 24th January 1884.
HENRY ROMAN of Massingham House Haverstock Hill in the county of
Middlesex A NEW OR IMPROVED INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS FOR CURLING OR
WAVING THE-HAIR
"
The object of my invention is such construction of a hair curling instrument, as
to obtain easely and readily a perfect curl without using hot iron tongs that burn
or hair pins that break and destroy, the hair-To construct such an instrument
I employ a small round rod or tube of metal, hereinafter called the "centre tube
to one end of which is pivotted or jointed a piece of metal of semicylindrical section
or thereabout-This semicylinder is of such form and size that when it is closed
upon the centre tube holding the end of a lock of hair between the two, it shall be
parallel and concentric with the said centre tube.-To the other end of the centre
tube is jointed jointed a piece of metal of rather more than semicylindrical section
this section is of a horse-shoe shape-This piece is of such form and size that
when it is closed upon the hair curled round the other two picces, it shall be
parallel with them-The long edges of this outer piece of metal, hereinafter called
the "outer clasp,, are turned outwards along their length to form a stiffening rim
and shut just over the edges of the second piece with the hair between, and by
and in virtue of the elasticity of the metal and of the horso-shoe shape, it keeps
in place upon the hair and upon the inner parts of the apparatus without the
necessity for any hook or catch-By preference I impress the outer clasp, with
lines or indentations following the curve of the horse-shoe semicylinder―These
indentations give space for the hair to lie in, and partially divids it like the lines
of combing The three parts of the apparatus when entirely open, form one long
piece, but the parts may if preferred bo all jointed at one end, or the outer piece
or clasp may be pivotted to one ond of the second piece hereinafter described as
that of semicylindrical section or thereabouts, instead of to the centre tube or rod,
and may be made of ebonite, bone or other suitable material in place of metal-
To curl the hair upon my instrument I proceed in the following a manner:
the instrument is opened, the hair is placed upon the centre tube, the smaller clasp
While

page_text: is closed upon it in order to fix it, the hair is wound upon the two pieces, and
lastly the second clasp is simply closed upon the whole-Having described the
nature of my invention and the mode in which I carry it into effect, it will be
understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details given but I claim the
essential arrangement of the parts as specified―
In witness whereof I the said Henry Roman have hereunto set my hand and
seal this twenty foorth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty foor