Given the discussion on wig-making, I should probably give the complete
title of Mark Campbell's 1867 book.
The title page says:
"Self-Instructor in the Art of Hair Work, Dressing Hair, Making Curls,
Switches, Braids, and Hair Jewelry of Every Description." Compiled from
Original Designs and the Latest Parisian Patterns by Mark Campbell.
New York, M. Campbell, 737 Broadway.
Chicago: 81 South Clark Street.
MDCCCLXVII
It has about 120 pages devoted to very good instructions on how to make the
braids, the table used, bobbins and weights, and how to mold and boil the
braids after making.
Next it has about 100 pages of hair jewelry designs that Mr. Campbell says
"...can be braided from the diagrams and explanations given in the first
one hundred and twenty pages of this book."
Pages 239 through 245 include: "Weaving Hair for Switches, Sewing Switches,
Weaving Hair for Curls, Making and Preparing Curls, Weaving Hair for Wigs,
Making Waterfalls or Bows, and Making Puffs and Coils".
The remaining pages are Hair Dressing, Synoptic of Human Hair (fascinating
statistics about the import of hair to the US in 1859-1860: 150,000 to
200,000 pounds of hair valued at $800,000 to $1,000,000!), then
descriptions of his retail department, wig manufactory, and advertisements
for "Campbell's Chrevolion", a magical substance that would restore
thinning hair.
This version on Google Books has had one of the engravings converted into
the cover:
http://books.google.com/books?id=BNATAAAAYAAJ
(Usually this means it was in a library binding.)
This version has the original gold-stamped cover with Mr. Campbell and his
whiskers on the front:
http://books.google.com/books?id=vLdAAAAAYAAJ
You can see one of the braids I've made on my blog at the end of this post:
http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/2010/03/basking.html
Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA
http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/
Ravelry ID: alwen
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