Image Not Available for Machine, Permanent Wave
Machine, Permanent Wave
Image Not Available for Machine, Permanent Wave

Machine, Permanent Wave

Object number97.112.1 a-d
Manufacturer
Datec. 1930
Mediumvarious plated and unplated metals, rubber, plastics, paint, electrical cord
Credit LineGift of Nancy Ascom
DescriptionCommercial-type hair curling/permanent wave machine.DimensionsHeight x Width: 69 × 29 in. (175.3 × 73.7 cm)
Marks(a)
Metal plate on base of machine reads: "Bonat Method".
Rollers have text "Novoil Bonat New York Paris Lo..."
Historical NotesUsed by Betty Sheriff and Jean Stevenson at their Annette's Beauty Shop in Dormont, PA, which they started in the 1930s.Label TextThis PERMANENT WAVE MACHINE has a variety of rollers and clips, each fastened to an electric wire which provided the source of heat. A wet chemical solution was put on the hair, the switch flipped, and in about an hour the hair was permanently waved or curled. Betty Sheriff and Jean Stevenson used this at their Annette’s Beauty Salon in Dormont, which they started in the 1930s.
Previous owner
Previous owner
Previous owner
On View
On view
Machine, Sewing
Machine, Sewing
American Safety Table Company
Set, Train
Set, Train
Lionel Corporation
1940-1960
Toy
Toy
Wolverine Toy, Division of Spang Industries, Inc.
c. 1974
Set, Train
Set, Train
Lionel Corporation
after 1945
Image Not Available for Instrument, Diagnostic
Instrument, Diagnostic
Set, Train
Set, Train
Lionel Corporation
1951-1957
Image Not Available for Clog
Clog
c. 1870
Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman
Unknown
c. 1835
Kit, Tool
Kit, Tool
Sirchie
Clip, Hair
Clip, Hair
Goody
Image Not Available for Birdhouse
Birdhouse
Tony Sarge
c. 1950
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Edwin Garnet Riley
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