{"product_id":"homan-manufacturing-corp-usa-white-metal-britannia-metal-crystal-base-hair-tidy","title":"Homan Manufacturing Corp USA White Metal | Britannia Metal crystal base hair tidy","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoman Manufacturing Corp USA \u003cbr\u003eWhite Metal | Britannia Metal crystal base hair tidy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a true late Victorian era\/early Edwardian era item - made in the same method as Britannia Metal [but of course was made in the USA] - it is a  Victorian era hair tidy (also called a hair receiver) - which is a small tabletop jar or container with a hole in the lid. Women placed shed hair from brushes and combs inside it to save the strands for recycling into volume-boosting hair pads or sentimental art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ec.1890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 8cms (3 1\/4\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 12.5cms (5\") diameter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall in excellent, slightly worn condition\u003cbr\u003eThere is some bending to the underside rim of the lid - does not detract from form or function\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roundabout Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49655047422180,"sku":"RA-0013775_C","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/hair_tidy_1a.jpg?v=1786762042","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/homan-manufacturing-corp-usa-white-metal-britannia-metal-crystal-base-hair-tidy","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}