Heater, curling iron

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC
DATE: 1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0014.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: SUPERIOR (.2)
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 29 (.2)
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PRIMARILY METAL; WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD; SYNTHETIC PLUG FITTINGS ON BOTH ENDS OF CORD.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 10.1 cm
Height: 9.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Toilet article
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF CURLING TONGS & HEATER USED C. 1900-1950. (REF. 1)
Canada: HEATER MADE IN PEMBROKE, ON BY SUPERIOR ELECTRIC LTD.. BOTH THESE ITEMS PROBABLY USED IN ONTARIO.
Function: TO SHAPE CURLS IN HUMAN HAIR BY MEANS OF HEAT.
Technical: .1 EXAMPLE OF MARCEL GRIP CURLING IRON, WHICH DOES NOT EMPLOY A SPRING BUT PRESSES THE HAIR BY APPLYING HAND PRESSURE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "MADE IN CANADA/ Superior/ MADE ONLY BY/ SUPERIOR ELECTRICS LTD./ PEMBROKE, CANADA./ H.E.P.C. APPROVAL NO. 136/ NO. 29 VOLTS 110 WATTS 110" stamped on plate fixed to heater body.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BRIGHT NICKEL PLATING ON HEATER BODY; WOVEN FABRICCOVERING ON CORD IS MEDIUM BROWN, WITH YELLOW & RED STRIPED BANDS, AND BLACK PLUG ENDS.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Heater, curling iron, after 1917, Artifact no. 2003.0014, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0014.002/

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