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We were featured this morning by 21VintageStreet.com. Can you spy the Napier here?

By Melinda Lewis on November 28, 2020 in The Napier Co. History

We were featured this morning by 21VintageStreet.com. Can you spy the Napier here?from The Napier Book https://ift.tt/3cnbS9h

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The E. A. Bliss Co. (Napier’s predecessor) was known as a leader in hair combs. In 1901, The E. A. Bliss Co. recognized a growing fashion emphasis on hair and began to manufacture shell and celluloid combs. In 1902, the company patented a technique for setting rhinestones in celluloid. By 1903 the company was in full production and housed an entire comb department staffed with 50 men. Bliss’s designers traveled to Europe for design inspiration as part of its strategy to be at the forefront of design in the American market. The company, for nearly two decades, manufactured various styles of hair adornment. In 1920, the company registered the BLISS (in a shield) trademark to include celluloid, carved, or decorated combs. Although no ads have been seen post-1920, it can be hypothesized that there is a potential to discover information associated with hair comb manufacturing dating to the 1920s—including that under the Napier trade name.

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