Item title reads - Cow's tail hair raiser. London. Various shots as a man combs out the hair from a buffalo's tail. He washes it in a bucket then plaits it. M/S of a hairdresser in a salon, he picks up a plait and attaches it to a lady's hair. Various shots as hairdressers attach different plaits and the ladies model them. M/S of a sign advertising the plaits for 4 and a half guineas as opposed to 20 guineas for human hair. M/S as the customers file in then emerge with their plaits. A lady comes out with the plait wrapped around her head and is met by a gentleman friend. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin
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