Punch,  47 (1864), 231.

The Patent Restorer for the Hair

Anon

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Human Development, Invention, Physiology


    This illustration shows a balding elderly man writing a letter at a desk. With only a few hairs sprouting from his scalp, he feels obliged to write a testimonial to the producers of the hair restorer, noting that his 'hair has already recovered its former luxuriance'.



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