Historical information

A bobby pin (also known as a kirby grip or hair grip in the United Kingdom) is a type of hairpin, usually of metal or plastic, used in coiffure to hold hair in place. It is a small double-pronged hair pin or clip that slides into hair with the prongs open and then the flexible prongs close over the hair to hold it in place. They are typically plain and unobtrusively colored, but some are elaborately decorated or jeweled. Bobby pins became popular in the 1920s to hold the new bobbed hairstyles. (ref. Wikipedia).
These items were owned by Marjorie Burton. Marjorie Burton ( nee Whiteman), born 12 June, in Birmingham, England came to Orbost in 1995.
In England she did office work – typing, shorthand and secretarial work - in accountants’ offices and also trained as a comptometrist with Burroughs in London. She came from a middle-class, working, church-going family. Her mother was a milliner who mademost of Marjorie’s clothes, hats and outfits.
Marjorie married in 1938 to a salesman who later became a mechanic in the R.A.F. during WW11

Significance

These items are examples of women's hair accessories commonly used in the mid 20th century.

Physical description

Two packets of hair clips and one unused packet of henna shampoo.
2483.51 is a a set of 17 bobby pins on paper. On the back of the card are directions for a Steiner hair style. 2483.52 is a pack of 3 Dinkie silver metal clips for hair styling on a card.
2483.53 is an unopened sachet of powdered Henna shampoo. It is white with black text and green pictures.

Inscriptions & markings

2483.51 - Kirbigrip 6d
made in England
Kirby Beard & Co
2483.52 - Made in England
2483.53 - Societe Francaise de Henne, Paris
"Perfect -a -wave"