Historical information
Metal rod tongs with wooden handles. Tongs would be heated, inserted in hair and pressed together.
Physical description
Metal rod tongs with wooden handles. The wooden handles have a black varnish. The metal is heavily rusted.
Domestic object - Hair Wavers, c 1920
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Tongs open
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Tongs closed
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