The Bookless Club: False eyelashes and duck lips Hugh Dawson — Vancouver Sun

Opinion: Anna Taylor’s claim to fame is that, in 1911, this Canadian woman patented the very first glue-on false eyelashes.You know who ought to have a commemorative Canadian postage stamp in her honour? In fact, I’m thinking a pair of commemorative stamps would be more fitting. Anna Taylor. Never heard of her, right? Well, Anna Taylor was a Canadian and an inventor. Given the phenomenon her invention is responsible for, I’d have thought she would be as famous as Laura Secord. Despite the impact of her invention, however, Anna Taylor is a mere footnote in history. Taylor’s claim to fame is that, in 1911, this Canadian woman patented the very first glue-on false eyelashes. After years of experimentation, Taylor had contrived to add snippets of human hair to a small, crescent-shaped strip of fabric which could then be glued onto the upper lash line. Yes, Anna Taylor is the Canadian responsible for, even a century later, women all over the world happily sporting what appear to be dead tarantulas on their faces. Read More …Read More