Curling Iron and box

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Curling Iron and box

Entry/Object ID

2015.013.025 a-c

Description

“STAR-RITE Junior Electric Curling Iron” and box – circa 1927 a) 23.5cm long curling iron. Red varnished rose wood handle. Art-Deco design along clamp. Along centre of clamp is written " "JUNIOR" 15W. 110V./ PAT.No.1.633.171.June 27.1927" at furthest end, "Star-Rite" logo in oval in centre, and "THE FITZGERALD MFG. Co./ TORRINGTON, CONN/ MADE IN U.S.A." closest to handle. A round black piece (appears to be stained wood) is attached to end of clamp nearest handle for thumb. Dark green cloth cord. At end of cord is black plug (presumably Bakelite) with three Art-Deco stylized leaves. Plug made to screw into light socket. End of plug reads: "ARROW-H&H U.S.A.". b) Cardboard box lid. Friction fit with thumb-lift cut-outs at bottom centre of long sides. 26cm long by 5.5cm wide and 5cm high. Orange with black writing. Top shows simplified image of curling iron. Sides have white lightning-bolt pattern on orange background. In beige (may have originally been white) rectangle centred on each long side reads: "STAR-RITE Junior Electric Curling Iron/ THE FITZGERALD MFG., CO./ TORRINGTON, CONN.". In lower proper left of this rectangle in small print is "CAT. No 1004". In beige square centred on each short side reads: "STAR-RITE/ JUNIOR/ ELECTRIC/ CURLING IRON/ THE FITZGERALD MFG.,CO./ TORRINGTON, CONN./ CAT. No 1004". "ROSE/ WOOD" is stamped in black ink over one short end of box. Inside one short end of lid is logo for "NATIONAL FOLDING BOX COMPANY, NEW HAVEN CONN." with number "O-957". c) Bottom of friction fit box. Beige. May have originally been white.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Dignan, Barbara

Notes

Accession Date: 29-Apr-15 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Iron, Curling

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Iron, Hair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hair Care Objects

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

curling iron

Created By

Brunckhurst, Elise

Create Date

October 4, 2015

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

November 11, 2025