Madam C. J. Walker did NOT invent the hot comb, the straightening comb or the chemical perm. This myth is often repeated, but it is not true. The hot comb was being used as early as the 1880s in Europe and America and was sold in Bloomingda...
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Walter Sammons of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania received U.S. patent #1,362,823 on December 21, 1920 for an improved comb that straightened hair. According to Walter Sammons' patent he invented a heated comb that removed kinks from the hair
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The earliest claims of a straightening comb (also called the "hot comb" or "pressing comb") dates back to the 1800s in Paris by a man named Marcel Grateau, but it is uncertain whether he was the first to actually invent ...
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Under the United States patent #1,362,823 on December 21, 1920 Walter Sammons an African American from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania introduced the first hot comb. These have come to be known as the pressing comb or straightening comb and are ...
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The hot comb was originally used by French women in the mid-19th century. Black stylists began using this tool in the 1900's and changed the course of black hair care.
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Same as what it was a few centuries ago. Brushing hair
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ok i had a really long answer for you but not an exact name of who invented the hot comb. hopefully this helps. Q:Did Madam Walker invent the straightening comb? No, Madam Walker did NOT invent the straightening comb. This erroneous clai...
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