Lorraine Hair Net package of Helga Fenn, c. 1930s-1940s

Name/Title

Lorraine Hair Net package of Helga Fenn, c. 1930s-1940s

Entry/Object ID

2012.61.13

Description

ACC. NO. 12.61.13 SUBJECT CATEGORY: FASHION ACCESSORIES DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1930's-1940's OBJECT: NET, HAIR DESCRIPTION: AN ILLUSTRATED ENVELOPE WITH A COLOR PHOTO OF A GLAMOROUS LADY WITH THE BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "LORRAINE HAIR NET." SIZE: L 5" X W 6-1/2" HISTORY OF OBJECT: AN ENVELOPE CONTAINING A NEVER-USED HAIR NET THAT WAS MANUFACTURED FROM HUMAN HAIR AND BELONGED TO HELGA FENN, WIFE OF CHESTER AND LONGTIME ALAMEDA RESIDENT. DONOR: FENN ESTATE CATALOGED: OCTOBER 13, 2012