Pressing Combs
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This is a lens about pressing combs. A pressing comb is a heated styling appliance, used mainly by African American women, to temporarily straighten textured hair.
Madame C.J. Walker was America's first female African American millionaire. She made her money inventing and selling beauty products to African American women. She also showed them how to use a heated metal comb with her hair care products.
Walter Sammons, an African American, improved on the heated metal comb with his patented device. In 1920 he received a US Patent for a metal comb with a thermometer and an insulated handle.
Madame C.J. Walker was America's first female African American millionaire. She made her money inventing and selling beauty products to African American women. She also showed them how to use a heated metal comb with her hair care products.
Walter Sammons, an African American, improved on the heated metal comb with his patented device. In 1920 he received a US Patent for a metal comb with a thermometer and an insulated handle.
Walter Sammon's Invention
A pressing comb with a thermometer and an insulated handle
Walter Sammons patented a temperature controlled pressing comb in 1920. The image above is from his patent application. It shows that his comb included a thermometer, so that the heat applied to the hair could be regulated, and an insulated handle, to protect the user from burning their hands.
The Walter Sammons Pressing Comb
Pressing Combs on Amazon
A list of pressing combs for sale at Amazon.com
Pressing Combs on Ebay
Links to pressing combs available on ebay
Books about Madame C.J. Walker
History of the Pressing Comb
- Madame C.J. Walker
- A brief history of Madame C.J. Walker and how the pressing comb was used in her business.
- Walter Sammons
- Information about Walter Sammons, the inventor of the pressing comb.
- U.S. Patent 1362823
- A link to Walter Sammon's patent for the pressing comb.
If you want to press your hair...
here are some links to articles with information to help you out.
- How To Press A Section of Hair
- Instructions on how to press a section of hair.
- Tips for pressing hair without damaging it
- An article with tips on how to press your hair without damaging it.
- How to keep your hair from reverting
- Tips to keep pressed hair from reverting.
- Advice on pressing color treated hair
- Should you press color treated hair?
Questions and Answers about Pressed Hair
from our website at pressing-hair.info
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