tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post6095272697648278210..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Colonial American Hairbrushes and CombsCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-37447854690381459762012-12-01T21:40:08.539-05:002012-12-01T21:40:08.539-05:00Wow, Susan, what a fascinating article! I sure lea...Wow, Susan, what a fascinating article! I sure learned a lot. It's so interesting to research the history of common everyday articles that we take for granted.J. M. Hochstetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291602346312967152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-57706474222662633922012-12-01T19:44:03.712-05:002012-12-01T19:44:03.712-05:00Interesting stuff! Thanks for sharing with us. Hav...Interesting stuff! Thanks for sharing with us. Have a wonderful weekend!Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-63499827838328824492012-12-01T16:33:34.862-05:002012-12-01T16:33:34.862-05:00So glad you like the post, Janet. My grandmother h...So glad you like the post, Janet. My grandmother had a comb, brush, and mirror set that was porcelain with pink roses. She also had a water pitcher and bowl that I still have sitting on an antique wig stand. I can picture a little domestic scene of a colonial woman filling the bowl from the pitcher and washing her face and then her husband using it to shave. Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-77166674899573941742012-12-01T16:27:52.237-05:002012-12-01T16:27:52.237-05:00Mary and Jeff, I love transporting readers back to...Mary and Jeff, I love transporting readers back to the colonial times, and it's the small details that make our stories more authentic.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-77012124186430465862012-12-01T16:24:13.671-05:002012-12-01T16:24:13.671-05:00Judith, how exciting, I kindled a creative fire. L...Judith, how exciting, I kindled a creative fire. Let me know what comes of it.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-55630307469820739072012-12-01T16:23:16.531-05:002012-12-01T16:23:16.531-05:00Elaine, I remember the Fuller Brush Man too. Do yo...Elaine, I remember the Fuller Brush Man too. Do you remember the Encyclopedia salesman too? Because my mom and dad were on a tight budget, we had to order the set a few books at the time. I could hardly contain myself when the postman delivered the new books with their white covers, gold leafed pages, and gold lettering on the covers. Maybe that's where my love of research came from.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-75284303300409765162012-12-01T16:17:48.279-05:002012-12-01T16:17:48.279-05:00Thanks, Linda. I love researching. If I could find...Thanks, Linda. I love researching. If I could find a way to make a living doing research for writers, I'd do it. That's part of why my website offers so much history. If I wrote 100 books I don't think I could use all the information I've gathered over the years.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-39401599583057583282012-12-01T16:15:10.314-05:002012-12-01T16:15:10.314-05:00Thanks, Pat. I said ew-w-w too. I've read lot...Thanks, Pat. I said ew-w-w too. I've read lots of books where a hairdresser uses curling irons, but I never got a real feel for what their combs and brushes looked like.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-85549621261783235252012-12-01T16:11:49.912-05:002012-12-01T16:11:49.912-05:00I'm always so curious about the small things i...I'm always so curious about the small things in people's lives and it's such fun to come across information like this about combs and brushes.Susan F. Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383014100399818941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-1978035595416771852012-12-01T09:37:31.444-05:002012-12-01T09:37:31.444-05:00Thank you, Susan for this interesting post. I reme...Thank you, Susan for this interesting post. I remember so well my mother's silver plated mirror, comb and brush set. I also remember the Fuller brush man and spent years trying to find an out of date brush that meant a lot to me. Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-36607601401663737272012-12-01T08:30:25.845-05:002012-12-01T08:30:25.845-05:00Very interesting! Thanks for the good research and...Very interesting! Thanks for the good research and for letting us know what our characters might have been using!Jeff and Mary Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065032891791375525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-39179223137238093572012-12-01T08:13:04.557-05:002012-12-01T08:13:04.557-05:00Thank you for such an informative post. I hadn'...Thank you for such an informative post. I hadn't thought about hairbrushes and combs in concert with my writing, but you have sparked a small fire. We'll see what blaze develops.Judith Roblhttp://www.judithrobl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-62659372981698318362012-12-01T01:37:19.473-05:002012-12-01T01:37:19.473-05:00Oh my word, I still remember the Fuller Brush Man ...Oh my word, I still remember the Fuller Brush Man coming to our house when I was a little girl! He carried tiny bottles of cologne that he would give me while showing his products to my Mom. It's been years since I even thought about that!<br /><br />What a process to develop brushes. So much work by so many to create one useable item. Incredible. Thanks for your great research, as always!<brElaine Marie Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433520113422863255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-12130441982778030112012-11-30T19:45:04.311-05:002012-11-30T19:45:04.311-05:00Your research is awesome. I wondered about Fuller ...Your research is awesome. I wondered about Fuller brush guyLinda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-44237034856512642142012-11-30T19:44:31.566-05:002012-11-30T19:44:31.566-05:00Hi Susan--
I have to say ew-w-w on the idea o...Hi Susan--<br /><br /> I have to say ew-w-w on the idea of the "pests"--but I guess it was a reality considering the bathing habits of our forefathers/mothers! The finer side of the comb looks like the fine-toothed combs we have today to remove "nits"--(lice). <br /><br />I can also see where the comb must have come first, then they had to find some animals with pretty Pat Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983141590663751303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-70804564500775294662012-11-30T16:56:02.702-05:002012-11-30T16:56:02.702-05:00How interesting! Something we take for granted tod...How interesting! Something we take for granted today. Lynn Squirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493660128797850584noreply@blogger.com