What are facts about colonial wigmakers or barbers?

#1-The Word 'wig' only appeared in the English language around 1675. Before that, it was always called by its full name, 'periwig'.

#2-Mozart, who had a deformity of his left ear that he kept covered by a wig

#3-Queen Elizabeth I, who owned 150 wigs.

#4- There were varieties of wig types, some examples are: ramilee wig- worn by a solider during war

campaign wigs- worn by travelers Sunday buckle/ major bob- worn by ordinary people minor bob- worn by people with little money

#5-wig makers went around the world to get hair of different colors. To get red hair, they went to Ireland. Black, straight hair? China. Yellow, flaxen hair? Sweden.

#6- If people could afford wigs, they usually bought cheaper ones made of goat hair, but the very wealthy could afford wigs made of human hair.

#7-One wig could cost as much as one acre of land or an oxen