Curling Iron

Name/Title

Curling Iron

Entry/Object ID

1959.63.23

Description

Metal curling iron with double-wave. The curling iron consists of two parts attached at the center like scissors. The handles are red wood. The curling side has a waved or crimped metal plate on one side and two metal rods on the other side.

Use

After the tool was heated, it was clamped around hair to curl it into two waves.

Acquisition

Accession

1959.63

Source or Donor

Wilkinson, Madeleine (1910-1990)

Acquisition Method

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-1/4 in

Width

2 in

Depth

2 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Village

East Calais

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America