Name/Title
Marcel or Curling iron from the Fenn family home, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
2015.54.3Description
ACC. NO. 15.54.3
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD; UTILITARIAN
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1930's
OBJECT: IRON; CURLING
DESCRIPTION: AN ELECTRICAL CURLING IRON IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX WITH A BLUE COLORED HANDLE ATTACHED TO A PUSH LEVER AND CHROME PLATED SHAFT WITH DETACHABLE ELECTRICAL CORD WRAPPED IN SILK THREAD. ELECTRICAL PLUG HAS AN ADAPTER SO THAT IT CAN BE SCREWED INTO A LAMP SOCKET. THE BOX COVER STATES, "MONARCH CURLER," IN YELLOW, ORANGE, AND BLUE COLORED TYPE. THE CURLING IRON WAS PRODUCED BY MONARCH CURLER, WEBSTER CITY, IOWA.
SIZE: BOX: L 10-1/2" X W 2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: MARCEL OR CURLING IRON FROM THE FENN FAMILY HOME.
DONOR: ESTATE OF FENN FAMILY
CATALOGED: JUNE 6, 2015
