Scissor-style curling iron of the Godfrey family, late 19th century

Object/Artifact

Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Scissor-style curling iron of the Godfrey family, late 19th century

Entry/Object ID

1998.188.1

Description

ACC. NO. 98.188.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD DATE OR PERIOD: LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY OBJECT: IRON, CURLING DESCRIPTION: SCISSOR-STYLE CURLING IRON OF HEAVY IRON, WITH HANDLES FOR INSERTION OF FINGERS. INCISED SIGNATURE APPEARS TO BE THE NAME, "DIXIE." NUMBER "2" IS THE ONLY OTHER IDENTIFICATION MARKING. END OF THE CURLING IRONTIS CIRCULAR-SHAPED. SIZE: L 8" HISTORY OF OBJECT: CURLING IRON THAT BELONGED TO THE H S GODFREY FAMILY, EARLY RESIDENTS OF 526 PACIFIC AVENUE, ALAMEDA. DONOR: MRS. WILLIAM GODFREY DONATION DATE: JANUARY 1956 CATALOGED: APRIL 11, 1998

Interpretative Labels

Label

9/1/2020 MvL: attached old label reads: OLD FASHIONED CURLING IRON, USED BY THE FAMILY OF HARRY GODFREY. PRIDE OF THE 1870, DONATED TO ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOC) BY MRS.WILLIAM GODFREY JANUARY 1956.