General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 PROBABLY IRON, WITH COPPER GAS BURNER TUBE; NICKEL PLATED..2 COPPER..3 STEEL BLADES; DARK WOOD HANDLES.

Dimensions

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

Length

21.1 cm

Width

5.6 cm

Height

8.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Toilet article

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

POLLY

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF CURLING IRON AND HEATER USED C. 1908- 1930 AND POSSIBLY LATER.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES, AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED FROM CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY LTD. EST. IN 1848, CONSUMERS' GAS CO. OF TORONTO MFD & SUPPLIED GAS TO ITS CUSTOMERS: IN 1908 IT OPENED THE FIRST GAS APPLIANCE STORE, SELLING A VARIETY OF ITEMS, INCLUDING GAS CURLING IRONS.

Function

TO SHAPE CURLS IN HUMAN HAIR, BY APPLICATION OF HEAT. THIS CURLING IRON MAY HAVE BEEN DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO CURL THE SHORT ENDS OF BOBBED HAIR.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF GAS HEATED CURLING IRON, THE HEATER BEING ONE OF MANY SMALL APPLIANCES TO BE 'CONVERTED' TO GAS. HEATER IS FITTED WITH BRACKET TO SUPPORT CURLING IRON HANDLE DURING HEATING OF TONGS, AND TWO PEGS ON WHICH THE IRON CAN BE RESTED WHEN NOT IN USE. SIMILAR CURLING IRON HEATERS WERE ADVERTISED IN COMMERCIAL CATALOGUES OF MID-1920S- 1930. CURLING IRONS AND HEATERS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN SOLD SEPARATELY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" POLLY " incised in t-shaped iron rest bracket on.1.2-.3 no markings visible.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE, SAVE FLEXIBLE TUBING WHICH CONNECTED HEATER TO GAS SUPPLY.

Finish

.1 SILVER METAL HAS BRIGHT NICKEL PLATING..2 NATURAL COPPER COLOURED TUBING..3 NATURAL STEEL BLADES; DARK WOOD HANDLES.

Decoration

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