Item Reference: 008287
Category: Personal Accessories (Ladies Hair)
Format: Artefact
Description: Pink G.E.C. Electric hand held hair dryer with gun style handle and compact nozzle. Sticker on back ‘GEC Cat no. DM397A, Volts 230/250, Watts 400, 50 cycles AC only, Br Rg Des 872680, Br Pat no 761583 A91 Made in England’ White and red control buttons on handle. overall dimensions 160 x 240mm. With flex but no plug.
Date: 1950s
Further Information: An advert from 1957 states that the moto fan blades are made of cellulose acetate because of its exceptional toughness. Graces guide has whole history of the General Electric Company of which the domestic market was a small division.
Links: Museum of Design in Plastics Arts University Bournemouth
