General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION..2 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

28.5 cm

Width

4.1 cm

Height

1.5 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

MARCEL

Country

France

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

.1 "MARCEL/ DEPOSE" and "ACIER/ G" stamped into tongs..2 "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

.1 CURLING TONGS HAVE DARKENED SLVER METAL FINISH..2 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