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Glass Hair Tidy

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Overview

Cut glass with silver lid (with a hole)

Historical information

A glass jar like this one, would be placed on a dressing table into which combed out hair could be put and stored until there was enough hair collected to use as filling for pincushions. The oils from the hair kept the pins from rusting.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2020.521
Item type
Domestic Objects
Hair Accessories
Objects
Themes
Fashion
Social History
Material
Cut Glass
Metal (silver-plated)
Inscriptions and markings

On side of silver lid: "Made in England"

Contextual information

Hair Tidy (or "Hair Receiver") is a small glass pot with a hole in the metal lid, kept on the dressing table to store hair from brushes and combs.

Keywords
Hair tidy
Place made
England, United Kingdom
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Thursday, 6 August, 2026
Completeness
88
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Hair tidy

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