Antique Wood/Metal Marcel Curling Iron
This is a very cool antique Marcel curling iron used to style hair.
The metal tongs are not identical - one is cylindrical the other is concave - both fitting together to hold the hair as seen in pictures. The wooden handle has a simple but elegant design and is not dried out or cracked.
It measures 7 3/4" length x 2 1/2" at the handle.
A Marcel is a type of curling iron used to set the hairstyle of the same name. In 1872 Francois Marcel Grateau invented a hairstyle that became known as the "Marcel Wave." Deep waves, not curls, were made in the hair by using a special tong-like iron. The earliest curling irons were made in France, but later they were also made in Germany.
The iron was heated over a gas burner or stove. Since there was no way to regulate the heat, hairdressers tested the iron on a piece of paper to be sure it wasn't too hot before using it to style a customer's hair.
Marcel irons came in four sizes: A, B, C and D. Your iron is size C. Irons that could be adjusted to change the sizes of curls were introduced in 1933. Electric irons were first made in the 1920s, but non-electric irons continued to be used until the late 1950s.
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All items in my shop are vintage and antique meaning previously owned, loved and used.
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The shipping cost is determined by the postal service which is described below Due to the various sizes and weights of the items in my shop I unfortunately cannot offer free shipping
I utilize the USPS for shipping all packages and have found them to be the most economical and reliable
USPS has discontinued Regional Rate Box prices. This means that this mail class is no longer available
USPS uses Cubic Pricing rates which are determined by package dimensions and distance traveled instead of weight
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