ARTIFICIAL HAIR   Ladies were very much into having a hairpiece ready for any occasion.  All was human hair but they called it artificial whether it was of their own cutting or someone elses.  Human hair is hard to deal with---the price is higher and it almost takes lacquer to hold a curl.  I spent several years searching for hairpieces that would be low maintenance and reasonably priced.  They are synthetic but have a memory lock to hold the curls.  If they start to droop after a few wearings, they can be spray misted with water and will shrink the curls back up!!!   Oh and by the way, an advertisement in Godey's Magazine, June 1865 listed Grecian curls arranged on a comb, from $7.00 to $25.00!!!

  $18.95
   Pictured:  #280 Off Black, 10% Grey
   I curl into 8 long curls.  Can also be braided for a better quality plait.

   $18.95
   Pictured: #27 Strawberry Blonde
   Approximately 50-75 precurled ringlets in a cascade.

   $5.00
   Pictured:  #12 Light Golden Brown
   Enough for a braid and stuffing a hairnet.

Color Key:
2 - Dark Brown
4 - Medium Dark Brown
6 - Medium Brown
8 - Chestnut Brown
10 - Medium Light Brown
12 - Light Golden Brown
22 - Ash Blonde
27 - Strawberry Blonde
30 - Medium Auburn
33 - Dark Auburn
34 - Dark Brown, 15% Grey
44 - Off Black, 40% Grey
51 - 65% Grey, 35% Off Black
130 - Bright Henna Red
280 - Off Black, 10% Grey
613 - Platinum Blonde
2/33 - Dark Brown / Dark Auburn
18/22 - Ash Brown Frosted with Ash Blonde