Ceramic Wig Curler

Description: Smooth ceramic object, almost certainly a wig curler from Plot 1721 Ballakaighen, Arbory.

Pieces of damp paper would have been wrapped over many of these, then strands of the hair of the wig would be wrapped around the middle and the whole lot then baked at a low heat in an oven.

Measurements: overall: 6 x 3 x 2 cm

Materials: Ceramic

Object name: wig curler

Collection: Social History Collection

ID Number: 1988-0666

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