Electric Hair Dryer
Datec. 1940
Credit LineGift of Catherine Morrisey, 1989.
Object number1989.003.002
Label TextThis handheld hairdryer dates from the 1940s. The earliest models entered the market in the 1920s when women began to adopt short hairstyles. To keep the styles looking their best, after women washed their hair, they used hairdryers to shape their hair. In the 1960s and 1970s, as some men grew their hair longer, manufacturers marketed hairdryers to them too.
NameDryer, Hair
c. 1950s
