Interesting vintage pin curl and waving tools

[swinggal]

Mine are vintage from the 1920s, can't buy them new Yep, I know how to do fingerwaves. I have a a few drawings of them being used but I have never talked to anyone that actually uses them regularly with success.

 

[Tourbillion]

A few more items for your perusal:

Greenwitch Water Wavers, they really make your hair look like the photo. I've even slept in them.

Curlocomb, perfect brush curls (well mostly). I've discovered that brush curls are not the way to wave my hair though. I do get nice small curls though.

My dream purchase, Wasserwellen, I wish I could write to the address in the ad, I've seen similar devices on EBay, but haven't been able to afford them.

 

[swinggal]

Hmm...very cool. I've see that pic of the all-over head waver somewhere before. Quite ingenious really! I have something similar to the Greenwich ones but yours look much better. I will see if i can take some pics of the stuff that i actually own too

 

[Laura Chase]

Oh wow, the Wasserwellen, with it's silk-covered rubber thingies, sounds so cool on paper. But it doesn't look like it would wave the front nicely. And it looks like it would sorta just make dents in the hair, and not the deep, sculptural waves we all dream of.

It would be nice if the ladies could write a few words about how the different devices are supposed to be used. Like the Mme. X Roll-&-Pin Curler, I have no idea how that's supposed to be used. And the Baldwin Marcellers, are you supposed to put the hair front and back and front and back through all the teeth?

 

[Tourbillion]

I don't know much about the German Wasserwellen, but the American versions did have a provision for hair scrunching, that is they were adjustable.

The Greenwitch Water Wavers are a barrette with two hinges. You put your hair in while open, then when you move the hinges it makes the S of the wave. So, maybe the Wasserwellen would do that too (at least I can dream).

With the Baldwin Marcellers, you would wave the hair in sections. I am not sure that it would be easy to line up the waves, though the design would make nice S waves if you could line them up correctly.

I also have 90's "Perm for a Day" wavers. They are like large Victorian crimping pins, only made of plastic. There was also a 30's and 40's version in rubber that come up sometimes on EBay, Varsity Wavers I think they are called. I am thinking of experimenting to see if I can get a neat Marcel wave with them, since they use the same principal as the Baldwin Marcellers at a much lower cost.

I have the modern Ryler Stylers too, but I am unimpressed with their waves. This is disappointing, because I wanted to use them to do a permanent.

 

[ShrinkingViolet]

I don't know where I read this, but I believe these are for women who already had permanent waves put in or women with naturally wavy hair who needed something to coerce the waves into shape. That reminds me ... in German a perm is still called "Dauerwellen" (permanent waves), it could be a reminiscense from the 20s and 30s? Anyway I think it's a cute word

 

[swinggal]

Well gals, I just won this curler on ebay, so I'll be interested to see how it goes. Still on original card and all with instructions.

 

[ShrinkingViolet]

Swinggal, I love the mint green colour of that curling tool! It must bakelite or some other type of early plastic, right?

 

[Kitty_Sheridan]

Swingal! any chance you can reproduce the pin curl tool instructions?
I think I'm using mine correctly, but I'd love to know for sure!
K
x

 

[Lillemor]

I found this photo when I was doing a random 1920s-1950s hairstyle search. My feelings about what I should do about my hair swings like a pendule these days.

 

[swinggal]

Swinggal, I love the mint green colour of that curling tool! It must bakelite or some other type of early plastic, right?

Surely can KS. it should be here soon. Will scan them and make them avail here

 

[swinggal]

Swingal! any chance you can reproduce the pin curl tool instructions?
I think I'm using mine correctly, but I'd love to know for sure!
K
x

As promised This thing actually works too!! I was amazed! But you have to have the right pins. Mine still has the original Pro-Curls ones. Can't use modern ones with the plastic sealed ends. I didn't realise that the roller actually 'turns' until I read these instructions.

 

[swinggal]

As I mentioned in another thread, I can't wait to try THIS little baby out If it makes doing waves easier i shall be very happy

 

[KittyT]

I used to have a Pro-Curler and it sucked. Too awkward and hard to use, makes the curls too small.

 

[Miss 1929]

I agree, too small and also the firing of bobby pins into random corners of the room got old.
Note the instructions say nothing about holding the bobby pin in the curler while turning...
But the green Bakelite is awesome!

 

[BombshellBella]

Found this website maybe it is of interest:

http://www.taste-t-vintage.com/hairdo.htm

 

[Antje]

Found this website maybe it is of interest:

http://www.taste-t-vintage.com/hairdo.htm

great site, I always get in a buying mood when seeing things like this

 

[Nazimova33]

I've never used one of those tools.. For those ladies that have, how was your experience??

 

[jacqueline101]

Has anyone used the Baldwin Modern Marcellers

What kind of luck did you have with them. Are they easy to use?

 

[jacqueline101]

Have you tried the baldwin modern marcellers?

I am looking for a set my self. I am wondering if they work too. What type of hair are they well suited for?