"Bettina" Hair Dryer
MakerMade by
General Electric
(American)
Datec. 1960
Medium(a) cardboard
(b) vinyl, plastic
(c) plastic
Dimensions(a) Primary Dimensions (overall length x height x width of box): 13 × 13 1/4 × 5 1/2in. (33 × 33.7 × 14cm)
(b) Primary Dimensions (overall height x diameter of hair dryer): 5 × 13in. (12.7 × 33cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number1996.95.5a-c
DescriptionA "Bettina" hat box style hair dryer made by Universal, General Electric, New Britain, Connecticut, c. 1960. Consists of (a) original cardboard box, (b) hair dryer, and (c) drying cap.
A hat box style hair dryer in a round case with a faux-alligator outside. The case and unit are inside the original packing box, which has a blue and green background with blue, green, and white printing. The case is round with a flat bottom with metal studs and at the top there is a handle. The actual drying unit is made of white plastic. It is somewhat dome-shaped with two "cutouts" on either side. The top has horizontal ridges cut into the plastic. The front has an adjustment panel, with a brown plastic oval knob for adjusting temperature. There is a clear plastic hose attached to the unit with a white plastic end. This hose attaches to the drying cap, which is also made out of plastic. The cap is yellow and orange and has a metal ring on the back where the hose attaches. Also attached to the drying unit is a white power cord.
A hat box style hair dryer in a round case with a faux-alligator outside. The case and unit are inside the original packing box, which has a blue and green background with blue, green, and white printing. The case is round with a flat bottom with metal studs and at the top there is a handle. The actual drying unit is made of white plastic. It is somewhat dome-shaped with two "cutouts" on either side. The top has horizontal ridges cut into the plastic. The front has an adjustment panel, with a brown plastic oval knob for adjusting temperature. There is a clear plastic hose attached to the unit with a white plastic end. This hose attaches to the drying cap, which is also made out of plastic. The cap is yellow and orange and has a metal ring on the back where the hose attaches. Also attached to the drying unit is a white power cord.
Status
Not on view
Richard Welling
Richard Welling
A. C. Gilbert Co.
