Be True to Your Types

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Source: American Hairdresser, September 1932

How To: Use Clip Curls

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Source: 55 Hair Styles (Dell Purse Book), 1972

Melodic Waves

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Source: American Hairdresser, November 1942

Now... More Waves! (Cover Girls)

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Source: Modern Beauty Shop, January 1943

Lay a Good Foundation for Perfect Waves

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Source: American Hairdresser, November 1942

Member of the Beauticult of America

I love this image from Shorpy:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7158?size=_original

From the description: Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Marcel Beauty Shop, Connecticut Avenue." Member of the "Beauticult of America."

There are some beautiful Marcel displays in the shop window.

Styling Hair for Permanent Wave

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Source: The Journeyman Barber, September 1940

Frame Waves - New Trend for '52!

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Source: Modern Beauty Shop, November 1951

Finger Waving: Matching Waves and Finger Waving on a Live Model

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Source: Practice and Science of Standard Barbering, ⓒ 1938-1958

Popular Finger Waved Hair Styles

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Source: Practice and Science of Standard Barbering, ⓒ 1938-1958

Fingerwave instructions from this book coming soon. 

Consistent Arc Values

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Source: American Hairdresser Beauty Shop Compendium 9th Edition.

Bob Pins Aid the Wave

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Source: Modern Beauty Shop, March 1937

Now You Can Match Waves Without Dropping

How beautiful are these waves?


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Source: The American Hairdresser, September 1932