Photograph 338 and Enolin Tooth Paste.

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A E Wrate, Enolin Tooth Paste, Ephemera, Hair and Beauty, Skegness, street photography, vintage fashion

Walking the walk.

I was in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth this morning and managed to acquire some more photographs for my collection; this was my favourite. It was the hair of the chap on the left that caught my attention; what volume! I also like the pointed collar, cricket jumper and double breasted jacket look he’s sporting. His companion also seems to be sporting a cricket jumper under his suit jacket, but he seems to be affecting a smarter look with his slicked back hair, buttoned up collar and tie.

The photographers were kind enough to put their full address on the back of the postcard: A. E. Wrate. 17 Lumley Road and The Beach Studio, Skegness. Also High St. and The Kiosk, Mablethorpe. My last visit to Skegness was over three years ago, but my vague memories and a bit of map work, lead me to believe that this photograph was taken in Skegness, on the corner of Lumley Road and Lumley Avenue (the building on the right is still recognisable today as the HSBC bank).

The only thing written on the reverse is “Enolin Tooth Paste”.

Photo Archive: Romano-British hairdo, The Roman Baths, Bath, October 2006.

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bath, British History, Hair and Beauty, Museums, Roman Baths, Roman Britain, Roman occupation, Romano-British, The Roman Baths, The Roman Baths Bath

This is probably my best and favourite photograph from my visit to The Roman Baths. To quote The Roman Baths on-line collection it shows a “Head of a woman, with curls at the front of her head and her hair twisted round in a tight bun at the back. This was a hairstyle very popular with ladies in Rome in Flavian times (69-96 A.D.) and shows that Roman fashionable styles came to Britain early in the Roman occupation” http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/explore/Object_Details.aspx?objectID=batrm_1986_5_14 (click on the link if you want the facts and figures). 

The above photograph might give you a better idea of the size of the thing; it certainly looks larger than life compared to the head of the chap in the foreground!

Bath struck me as a very fashionable place at the time of my visit and it is interesting to think that, even as early as the Roman Occupation of Britain, the people of Bath have been keeping up with the latest trends. It’s been eight years since my visit; have these fancy hairdos come back into fashion, I wonder?

If you would like to know more about The Roman Baths click here:  http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/