Images(2)

Clipper, Hair

Object number2010.26.50 a-c

Manufacturer Andis Clipper Company

Date1980-1989

OriginRacine, WI

Mediummetal; rubber; plastic; paper

Credit LineGift of James Dean

DescriptionElectronic hair clippers with extra comb and box. Hair clippers are silver metal with red plastic comb attached to front end; rounded switch on side. White plug out of base. Extra comb. Red plastic. Rounded metal plate on top. Embossed text on end and on reverse. Box. White with red and black printed maker and product information. Reverse side has directions. One side has size chart; opposite side has additional maker's information.Dimensions(a) Of Clippers alone--Width: 2 ; Length: 6 ; Depth: 2.25
(b) W: 1.75 ; L: 2.25 ; D: .75
(c) W: 2.25 ; L: 4.875; D: .75

Inscriptions(a)
Possibly hand engraved/scratched initials on front.
Marks(a)
Engraved text on back "MODEL JD / ANDIS / JUNIOR / DE LUXE / NO V 60 CYCLE / 15 WATTS / MADE BY / ANDIS CLIPPER CO. / RACINE, WIS. U.S.A. / POWER ADJUSTMENT [arrow pointing to right] / PAT'D / [list of numbers] / DIRECTIONS / INSIDE BOX / COVER".

Numbers engraved on opposite side "537294".

(b)
Embossed on end, "NO OA"; on reverse, "SPEED -O- GUIDE".

(c)
Red and black print: "SPEED-O-GUIDE / Electric Hair Clipper Comb Attachment / for SIZE #0A / Buzz, Fade or Flat-top cuts / The premier clipper guard to protect / the skin from moving clipper blades. / Available in 6 Sizes for / Precision Height Control / Mfg. in U.S.A. Pat. #2,780,868".

Reverse side has directions.
Historical NotesElectronic hair clippers used by hairstylist Alfred "Deano" Dean. On October 22, 1926, Dean was born in Herron Hill. He moved to New York where he graduated from beauty school, but eventually returned to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to be with his father. In the mid-1970s, he became the first African American hairstylist at the salon in Horne's Department Store. Dean was known for his incredible sense of style and his talent with a curling iron, breaking through racial barriers and creating hair styles for both white and black women. After Horne's closed, Dean opened a salon on the Boulevard of the Allies called Izzazu. He died on January 12, 2010, due to complications with prostate cancer.

Previous owner Alfred Dean (1926 - 2010)

Related institution Izzazu Salon

Related institution Joseph Horne Company (1849 - 1994)

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