Box, hair dryer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0074.003

MANUFACTURER: Sunbeam Corp.
MODEL: Lady Sunbeam HD
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: cardboard

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.3 cm
Width: 13.6 cm
Height: 15.3 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 identify, contain and protect contents when not in use.
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: "CONTAINS/ ONE/ SENSATIONAL/ NEW/ Lady Sunbeam/ Controlled Heat/ HAIR DRYER/ TWICE AS FAST - LEAVES HANDS FREE/ GREATER COMFORT/ CAT. NO. HD/ SUNBEAM CORPORATION - 5600 ROOSEVELT, CHICAGO 50, ILL." printed on front & back panels of box. "TURQUOISE" stamped in black ink on all sides. "8342/ WOODSTOCK LAMP/ WOODSTOCK, ONT/ [illegible] PCS." marked on box top. "337/ FFON" printed by hand in black grease pencil on box top. Text on underside of box obscured: reads in part "CERTIFICATE/ OF BOX MAKER/THIS BOX CONFORMS TO/ ALL CONSTRUCTION RE-/ QUIREMENTS OF UNIFORM/ FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION/ BURSTING/ TEST/ 200/ LBS. PER/ SQ. INCH" and "M C".
Missing: None.
Finish: Light brown cardboard box has black, red and light brown text & graphics.
Decoration: N/A

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Sunbeam Corp., Box, hair dryer, 1957, Artifact no. 2005.0074, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2005.0074.003/

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