Core Record |
| Title |
hair styling |
| Collection |
Museum of Design in Plastics: Arts University College at Bournemouth |
| Manufacturer |
CWS |
| Date |
circa 1937 |
| Description |
An empty body of an early electric hand held hairdryer manufactured by CWS (moulding by Streetly Mfg. Co.) in the 1930s. It is made of compression moulded urea formaldehyde and phenol formaldehyde. This item forms part of the Plastics Historical Society (PHS) collection. |
| Accession Number |
PHSL : 310 |
| Dimensions |
height 215mm, width 160mm, depth 95mm |
| Materials |
plastic, PF phenol formaldehyde, bakelite - generic term, UF, urea formaldehyde |
| Notes |
Everyday objects, such as those in this collection, are sometimes difficult to research. If you have any information about this object please contact the museum on modip@aub.ac.uk. |
| Rights |
MoDiP has done its utmost to obtain clearance from all IPR holders before adding images to this catalogue, if you believe that any image has been used without permission please contact us on modip@aub.ac.uk. |
| Method |
compression moulded |
