Marcel-curler from a travel hair care kit used by Anna Mae Queen Holmes
Object Details
- Date
- 1950s
- Manufactured by
- Reck-Junior, founded 1950
- Owned by
- Anna Mae Queen Holmes, American, 1926 - 2013
- Description
- A curling iron, also called a stove iron, with isolating rolling handles. The 5/8 inch barrel curling iron has one (1) metal barrel with a clamp that closes to halfway cover the barrel. The barrel and clamp are hinged together with no spring. The curling iron has two (2) handles that are covered with an insolating material, possibly Bakelite (TM). The two (2) ends are capped with non-removable brass end caps. The curling iron was placed on, or inside, a stove or another hot surface to heat it. The manufacturer's mark is on the center of the top of the clamp with the name [RECK-JUNIOR] inside an oval and the text [MADE IN GERMANY] below.
- Place made
- Germany, Europe
- Place collected
- Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Hair
- Travel
- Women
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cheryl Dozier Payne in memory of Anna Mae Queen Holmes, Educator & Historian
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.224.4.6
- Type
- curling irons
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- steel, Bakelite (TM) and brass
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 10 13/16 × 1 5/8 × 13/16 in. (27.5 × 4.1 × 2.1 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 10 5/16 × 4 7/16 × 13/16 in. (26.2 × 11.3 × 2.1 cm)
- Barrel Diameter: 5/8 in.
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.224.4.6