Did you see our “What’s it Wednesday” post on Facebook? We
asked what this artifact could be.
As a reminder this is a composite object made of both iron
and wood for its handle. This object is made to be held in one hand and pivots
at the central joint, opening the metal jaws as you squeeze the wooden handle.
The object is actually a hair curler.
Similar to the curling
irons of today, you wrap your hair around the round half of the jaws and close
the concave half around that, leaving it for a few seconds and then removing
your hair to get a ringlet. The only difference between this curling iron and
modern ones is that you heat this one up by placing in on top of your wood or coal stove. The wooden handles on this device helps avoid finger burns as you curl
your hair.
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