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Busselton Historical Society > Records

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

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

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Monday, 1 June, 2026

Completeness

88

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