UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
HlBBARD CHRISTIAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.
IMPROVEMENT IN CURLING-IRONS.
Speeilìcation forming part of Letters Patent No. 50,095, dated September 26, 1865.
To all whom it may conoci-n:
tion at one end to be filled with hot water, and
Beit known that I, HIBBAED CHRISTIAN, of adapted to readily receive and perfectly retain
New York, of New York county, in the State the heating medium, all as hereinafter more
of New York, have invented a new and useful
ImprovementinCurling-irons; andIdo hereby
declare that the following is a full and exact
fully explained.
To enable those skilled in the art to which
my invention relates to fully understand it, I
description thereof, reference being had tothe will proceed to describe the construction and
accompanying drawings, making part of this operation of one of my improved curling-irons,
application.
referring byletters to the accompanying draw
My invention relates to a novel Inode _of ings, in which
forming and heating curling-irons for curling
Figure l is an elevation ot' my improved
hair.
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Previous to my invention it has been cus
tomary to employ for the purpose of curling
hair au iron bar, round in cross-section and
slightly tapering longitudinally, which had to
be heated, previous to its use, in a fire or over
curling-iron. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section
of the same at the line m x, Fig. 1.
1n the severa-l figures the same letters denote
the same parts.
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A is a hollow tapering tube, about cor
responding in shape externally to the usual
a spirit-lamp. This kind of curling-iron and its curling-iron. This tube A is closed at its
use are well understood by ladies generally smaller end, but at its larger end communi
and hair-dressers.
The principal objections cates with a- sort of reservoir or enlarged por
tion, B, which may be of any desired shape,
to the use of this kind ot' curling-iron are the
necessity for a hot lire (a coal-fire is generally and which is provided with a nozzle or mouth,
necessary) or a spirit-lamp, and the great dan C, which has a screw cap or cover, C’, fitted
ger of burning or injuring the hair by having to it, very much after the fashion of a Mason
the iron too hot, which often occurs in its use
by comparatively inexperienced persons.
85 Chase preserve-can top, only smaller.
E is a wooden or' other handle'fitted and
It has been suggested to make a curling- secured to the reservoir or enlargement B, as
iron ot' a hollow bar or tube, into which a clearly shown. When the iron is to be used
highly-heated iron bar was to be inserted pre the cap G’ is removed, and the reservoir and
vious to its use, and l believe that curling tube A filled with hot water, as illustrated by
irons have been made and used to some ex the blue tint in Fig. 2. The screw-cap C’ is
tent thus constructed; but the use of the then replaced, and the instrument is ready for
heated iron involves the lirst objection as use, and is applied in the well-known manner.
cribed to the old-fashion solid iron, and this
1t will be seen that by the employment of a
last-named construction of iron, while avoid
curling-iron, such as described, ñlled with hot
ing probably the danger of burning the hair water, all danger of burning the hair is avoid
by direct contact with the hot or highly ed,since the iron cannot be heated hot enough
heated iron, involves a considerable amount for this with water.
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of trouble and inconvenience in its use, and
By my invention it will bevunderstood it is
is more expensive than the other kinds of not necessary to have a‘hot iire at hand to
curling-irons.
heat the iron, which is simply lilled with water,
My invention has for its object to afford a which may bc heated quickly over a wood
curling-iron which shall be sim ple and econom tire, or be drawn from the faucets by which
ical, which shall not be required to be heated most houses now are supplied with hot water.
in a fire or over a lamp, and which, while it I have found by experiment that a dozen curls
may be made hot enough to effectually curl the of ladies’ hair may be perfectly formed with
hair, cannot be heated so as to injure the hair; one supply of hot water in my improved curl
and to these ends my invention consists in a
hollow metallic tube, having an enlarged por
ing-iron.
0f course the form and capacity of the reser
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Voir B may be varied at pleasure, or it may be
A hollow curling-tube adapted to receive
found expedient to simply make the lcube A and retain a supply of hot; water as a heating
longer and form the mouthand screw-cap on
its side and dispense with the reservoir alto-
medium, substantially as set forth.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
gether.
my hand and seal this 8th day of July, 1865.
Having fully explained the construction and
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operation of my improved curling-iron, what I
claim as new, and desire to obtain by Letters
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Patent, is-
H. CHRISTIAN. [L S.]
In presence of--`
‘ J. N. MCINTIRE,
E. M. MCINTIRE.
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