Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
2016.117.001 |
Object Name |
Dryer, Hair |
Collection |
Torrington Industry Collection |
Description |
Star-Rite hair dryer made by the Fitzgerald Manufacturing Company. Finished, turned wood handle (gray/brown in color), through which the power cord comes out. The cord is covered in a black wire protector. The head, or barrel, of the dryer is metal. Stamped into the metal cap where the head mechanism meets the handle is the following information: "STAR-RITE / Fitzgerald Mfg. Co. / Torrington. Conn. U.S.A. / Volts - Serial". On one side of the barrel is a flower-shaped opening looking inside the mechanism with a star cut-out in the center. |
Date |
ca. 1930-40 |
Dimensions |
H-8 W-7.75 D-4.25 inches |