 Hair clippers are operated by a pair of handles, which are alternately squeezed together and released.
Barbers used them to cut hair close and fast. The hair was picked up in locks and the head was rapidly depilated. Such haircuts became popular among boys, mostly in schools, and young men in the military and in prisons. While they were widely used in the distant past, the advent and reduction in cost of electric hair clippers has led to their largely replacing manual clippers. Some barbers in Western countries continue to use them for trimming. They are also used in the Russian army: when conscripts enter boot camp, they cut their hair close to the skin, sometimes using manual clippers. (wikipedia - hair clipper) When Was the First Hair Clipper Invented? The first mechanical hair clipper---a hand-held instrument for cutting various lengths of male or female hair---came out of Serbia in the 19th century. Professionals in the industry today use clippers for trimming mustaches and beards. Dog groomers rely on hair clippers to produce canine styles. Adaptation of the hair clipper to work on sheep shearing revolutionized this industry because of the speed at which the clippers turned a herd of sheep wool into a mound of profit. The development of cordless trimmers and clippers for personal use offered more grooming options. Today, hair clippers continue to provide convenience. Nikola Bizumic Born 1823 in Neradin, Serbia, into a rural peasant's life, the young Bizumic found work in the Fruska Mountains, breeding pigs. His turbulent life made him restless and fed up with his animal husbandry duties, so he one day fled to the city of Ruma. Fate led him to barber Petar Javonovic, who needed an assistant, and the young man apprenticed with the barber. Sometime in the mid 19th century, Bizumic revolutionized the barbering world with his invention of the first manual hair clippers. Nikola Bizumic died in 1906. Leo J. Wahl A young high-school junior in Sterling, Illinois, Leo Wahl used his experiments and ideas to take a small electromagnetic motor to the next level while still a student at the University of Illinois. Using his education and talent in engineering, Wahl designed a hand-held medical massager for his uncle, Dr. Frank Wahl. Doctor Wahl opened a manufacturing plant in Sterling to produce and sell the invention. During this time, the young inventor sold many of the massagers to barber shops, where he noticed many of the tools needed improvements. War Opens Wahl's Opportunities When Dr. Wahl left to serve in the Spanish-American War in 1898, Leo took over his uncle's manufacturing business, where he continued to experiment on an electric hair clipper for more than a decade. Having perfected his invention by 1921, Leo patented his final design and the newly founded Wahl Clipper Corp. presented the world with the first electric hair clipper. Working With Barbers The executive Leo Wahl worked with barbers from coast to coast for input to design more efficient and convenient hair clippers. Until his death in 1957, Leo Wahl continued to make improvements to the hair clipper, while introducing other hair care tools to the world. Descendants of Leo Wahl still operate the Wahl Clipper Co. today. Sidney Horstman The second youngest of 12 surviving children of a German clock maker, Sidney Horstman was born on April 4, 1887, in Bath, England. Known for his breakthrough designs in automobile suspensions and other motor components, Horstman formed a motorcar company in 1913. After closing his company in 1929, Horstman Inc. continued developing other innovative automobile and industrial products. Sometime in the 1940s, he invented the first built-in adjustable-blade electric hair clipper. This feature allowed barbers to adjust the blade to work more easily with different hair lengths. The Horstman Co. discontinued manufacturing the hair clippers in the 1960s. (eHow - first hair clipper invented)
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The politics of shaving are way more complicated than you think.  Nowadays, you’re more likely to spot luxuriant facial hair on hipsters than royalty. Yet in the past, beards – or their absence – have been viewed as signs of power, masculinity, strength and even godliness. Here are 15 cool things we learned from a recent Proms Interval Talk on the politics of shaving.
15 excellent facts we've learned about beards  Recently the Man of Steel has such a pronounced Spit Curl, he almost looks like he stepped directly out of the 1950s.
"In the original The Death and Return of Superman comic book storyline, Clark Kent's more famous alter ego perished, only to return in a black suit with long, jet black mullet hair, which shocked some fans as it was a 360 departure from the superhero's iconic red and blue aesthetic." Superman's Iconic Spit Curl Returns in Justice League Set Photo 7/23/2016 0 Comments The Surprising History of Shampoo 4000 BC
Pampering through hairstyling and the use of bathhouses emerges among the rich in ancient Mesopotamia. 3000 BC The concept of cleanliness becomes more widespread, and helps differentiate between people and animals. 500 BC Purity of clean water and personal hygiene evolve during the Classical Greek Period. 400s According to diplomat Sidonius Apollinarus, German Burgundians "spread rancid butter in their hair" which we really would not recommend. 1500s Early shampoos were made in India from soapberries, herbs & flowers. This concept came to Britain via traders, and hair stylists swapped soapberries for boiled soap. 1700s The word shampoo (from Hindi word champo, meaning to press or massage) enters the English language. 1800s Shampoo becomes available for home use in Europe, and monthly hair washing becomes the norm. Early 1900s A New York Times article proclaims that hair should be washed as often as every two weeks. Hans Schwarzkopf develops a popular water-soluble powder shampoo in Berlin, but it dulled hair. Sorry Hans. 1920s Hans Schwarzkopf introduces one of the world's premiere liquid shampoos - thank goodness! 1930s Dr. John Breck develops the first pH balanced shampoos for dry, oily or normal hair, only available in New England. Drene introduces the first shampoo using synthetic surfactants (sulfates) instead of soap. The first non-alkaline shampoo is invented by descendant lines of the Schwarzkopf institute for hair hygiene. 1950s Johnson's launches the first baby shampoo with its "No More Tears" formula. 1970s Ads featuring bombshells Farrah Fawcett and Christie Brinkley push washing hair several times a week, claiming that not doing so is unhealthy. Psssssst releases first dry shampoo, an aerosol cleaner containing a starch derivative. It soaked up oil, but still left hair feeling unclean. 1987 The first 2-in-1 conditioning shampoo is introduced. Unfortunately, it relies on silicones, which cause build-up, leading to overwashing and damage. Early 2000s Mild, no-lather cleansing conditioners are made mainstream. 2009 Shampoos with healthy hair molecules that keeps hair cleaner longer and by repelling dirt and oil are introduced. 2015 Dry shampoos that absorb oil, sweat and odors and actually cleans the hair are introduced and take off. Check out this neat chart |
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