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2. Wahl Clipper - Wikipedia

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   Wahl Clipper Corporation was founded due to Leo J. Wahl's patent for an electromagnetic hair clipper in 1919. [3] On February 2, 1921, he purchased a majority of the stock of his uncle's manufacturing company which made the clipper, and incorporated the business as Wahl Clipper Corporation. [4] In 1924, Leo Wahl patented a vibrating motor hair ...

3. Hair clipper - Wikipedia

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   Manually operated clipper. Hair clippers are operated by a pair of handles which are alternately squeezed together and released. Barbers used them to cut hair close and fast. The hair was picked up in locks and the head was rapidly depilated. Such haircuts became popular among boys, mostly in schools, and young men in the military and in prisons.

4. Category:Animal hair products - Wikipedia

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5. Guard hair - Wikipedia

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   Guard hairs are long and coarse and protect the rest of the pelage (fur) from abrasion and frequently from moisture. They are visible on the surface of the fur and usually lend a characteristic contour and colour pattern. Underneath the contour hair is the short, dense, fine down. There are three types of guard hair: awns, bristles, and spines.

6. Fur - Wikipedia

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   The distal end of the guard hair is the visible layer of most mammal coats. This layer has the most marked pigmentation and gloss, manifesting as coat markings that are adapted for camouflage or display. Guard hair repels water and blocks sunlight, protecting the undercoat and skin in wet or aquatic habitats, and from the sun's ultraviolet ...

7. Dog grooming - Wikipedia

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   While some hair removal originates for practical purposes, much of it is based on the owner's taste, whether the dog will be shown, and the type of work it does. Rubber grooming gloves and dog brushes are designed to remove loose hair from short-coated dogs and are among the most popular grooming tools for pet owners. They are easy to use by ...

8. Shahtoosh - Wikipedia

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   Chiru down hair (left) and cashmere down hair (right) comparison via scanning electron microscope Chiru guard hair comparison undyed and dyed via light microscope. The average fiber diameter of the down hair is 11.45 microns with a standard deviation of 1.78 microns and a coefficient of variation of 15.55 %, and a span from 6.25 to 16.25 microns. [4]

9. Vicuña wool - Wikipedia

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   The hair of the vicuña is sheared in pens after a traditional roundup ("chaccu"). [8] A wool with an average fiber length of 2–4 cm is obtained every other year. The weight of shorn wool hairs per animal is about 250 g every two years [ 9 ] to 450 g, [ 1 ] after removal of unwanted guard hairs from the down hair. [ 1 ]