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Ladies hairnet made of real hair in original yellow envelope featuring a woman with flowing curly hair surrounded by a hairnet on front.
hairnets
hair accessories
HAIRNET
Front: Auburn / Single Mesh / Invisible / Venida rules the waves" / Venida / Self Conforming / CAP-SHAPE / NET / REAL HAIR / For Women Who Care"
Back:
Label Top: "This VENIDA NET / Has Been / STERILATED"
Label bottom: "YOUR GUARANTEE / IF THIS NET IS FOUND DAMAGED, / RETURN IT DIRECT TO US IN THE / ENCLOSED ENVELOPE WITH YOUR / DEALER'S NAME AND WE WILL / SEND YOU A NEW NET. / THE RIESER COMPANY, INC. / New York, N. Y. London, Eng." (Printed, paper labels)
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
2690
Venida
New York, NY
5 in x 6 1/2 in (HxW) (inches)
Family of Nina Fletcher Little
1993.58
Title Hairnet Accession Number 1993.58
Title Hairnet Accession Number 1993.59
Title Hairnet Accession Number 1993.60
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