General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

synthetic; metal

Dimensions

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

Length

45.0 cm

Width

25.0 cm

Height

13.0 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

Sunbeam

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This style of dryer used late 1950s+.

Canada

Purchased and used in Canada by donor.

Function

To dry hair and nails (to which polish has been applied] by application of warm air.

Technical

Hood-type hair dryers for household use were first developed in the 1950s. They were promoted as a luxury item, which allowed women to dry their hair while relaxing in front of the TV, or doing their manicure. These dryers were often produced in a variety of attractive colours and had built-in nail dryers. This particular model was designed to provide women with a comfortable hood, which kept the moist, hot air from escaping onto the neck and face of the user. The motor was enclosed in the fan (this feature was introduced by GE in 1954) to reduce noise, and the hood could be adjusted above the wearer's ears to allow for normal hearing during use.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"Lady Sunbeam/ HAIR DRYER" printed in gold tone script on dryer top. "OFF", "COOL", "WARM", "MEDIUM" and "HOT" settings printed on dial. "DRY NAILS HERE" printed in gold below fan grill. "Sunbeam/ HAIR DRYER- MODEL HD 2/ AC ONLY 110-120 V 60 CYC 300 W", "[Underwriters Laboratories symbol], "[Canadian Standards Association symbol]", and "SUNBEAM CORPORATION/ CHICAGO USA- TORONTO- CANADA/ U.S. PAT. 2,488,227 D-179597/ R.D. 1956- 1957" stamped into base plate. "Sunbeam" and "Belden" cast in raised print on plug head.

Missing

None.

Finish

Smooth turquoise blue moulded synthetic casing; dark blue moulded synthetic dial; turquoise blue hose has black endpiece collar for attachment to hood; turquoise blue synthetic covering on electrical cord & plug. Silver metal plate & black synthetic feet fitted to underside of dryer body. Presumably, internal metal parts.

Decoration

N/A