Wig curlers or bigoudis are small objects made from pipe clay used to curl hair for use in wigs. They are common in late seventeenth century contexts and continue in lesser number through to the nineteenth century. Examples have been recovered in Roy's Orchard where they were probably made as a side line to the production of clay tobacco pipes. Analysis of the clays used for both pipes and wig curlers suggests a common source.
Two types of wig curler have been recovered; the first with squared off round ends, the second with concave ends.
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