2007-04-14 09:48:38 · 3 answers · asked by Cameron J 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
1970- The age of the artificial nail. Acrylic nails look and feel real, but are much stronger. The square nail evolves. The salon is the place to get your nails made to order. By 1978, nails are very long and worn mainly by the rich. Artificial nails that cover the entire nail bed are available including the Eye-Lure Nails brand. These are inserted under a lifted cuticle to make them look as if they grow out of the finger. Glue holds them on but not for long-water dissolves the glue.
2007-04-14 11:10:04 · answer #1 · answered by ♥skiperdee1979♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably invented by a dental assistant! We used to have to mix it up to make temporary crowns for teeth (way before all these manicure places popped up everywhere!). You would end up rolling it around between your fingers while you waited for it to set. Once it was hard, you knew it was done. In a busy practice, you can't just sit around waiting for stuff. So prob stuck it on top of one of her fingers while she cleaned up...or...it was really slow and while she sat there daydreaming she just patted it onto one of her fingers and wallah! the light bulb flashed! Plus with all those wonderful high speed, watershooting drills equipt to file those things down, and the great temp and permanent cements dentists have, boy she would have gone to town! And suction too! It's highly probable and most likely!
2007-04-14 17:09:32 · answer #2 · answered by gmoney 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the history but I know they were available (just with glue that didn't stick well and the nails weren't as pliable as now) back in the late 1950's.
2007-04-14 16:58:34 · answer #3 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋