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Culture:English
Title:curling iron
Date Made:late 18th-early 19th century
Type:Personal Equipment
Materials:base metal: steel/iron alloy?, brass
Place Made:United Kingdom; England
Measurements:overall: 12 3/4 in x 3 in x 1/4 in; 32.385 cm x 7.62 cm x .635 cm
Accession Number:  HD 1086
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Curling iron or crimping iron with a brass hinge and two loop handles, one circular and one D-shaped. Frank Barnes in his "Hooks, Rings & Other Things" illustrates a similar English form: "This tong was made for a thicker curl; hence the heavier tong ends."

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