The Ripley Museum in Ripley, Ohio. This is a major landing place for the underground railroad. Just across the Ohio river in Maysville, KY is where Harriet Beecher Stowe first saw slaves being auctioned off on the steps of the courthouse, which inspired her to write the book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin".We toured the museum and of course there were certain things that caught my eye in the museum. So here they are.
I spotted this old permanent wave machine. The client's hair was rolled on rollers and then one of these clamps was put on each curler and then they were plugged in. The clamps provided heat which was needed to activate the solution.
Another perm machine. At least you didn't have to be directly hooked up to the electricity.
Top left are those perm rods that went to the above machines as well as some other curlers. Top right are home made leather curlers. Bet they made for some 'wonky' curls. Bottom are 2 marcel curling irons and on the bottom a wave iron. They went into an electric heater and hopefully you didn't get them so hot that you burned your hair and had a handful of curls no longer attached to your head! 
Victorian Funeral Coach. Inside is a casket size basket from which the phrase, "going to h*#l in a handbasket" came from.
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