A combination comb and hairbrush was patented in the 19th century. Nor did her toiletry bag contain any toothpaste or hairbrush. As Rapunzel sleeps, the hairbrush magically transforms into a paintbrush. Nick later secretly does another test using hair from Summer's hairbrush, which comes back conclusive. These contain keratin which makes them rigid so the papillae act like a hairbrush. Willow dies struggling to get the hairbrush back from Nick. When Nick stole the hairbrush, it left Willow as the only suspect for the fire. Blagojevich insisted his aides always carry a hairbrush for him. A hairbrush comes in both manual and electric models. The earliest U.S. patent for a modern hairbrush was by Hugh Rock in 1854.