"Pro Max Compact" Hair Dryer

Artist:Michael A. CousinsCousins Designs Inc.Gillette Company

Medium: Plastic, rubber, metal

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:Designed 1977; Manufactured 1978

Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 2 5/16 in. (16.2 x 15.9 x 5.9 cm)

Collections:

Museum Location: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

Accession Number: 1993.110.3

Catalogue Description:
"Promax Compact" Hair Dryer model #901: plastic, rubber, and metal; cylindrical form with screens at each end, perpendicular molded cylindrical handle; black switch on handle; message in raised letters in plastic of dryer cylinder: "WARNING: TO AVOID SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT IMMERSE IN WATER OR USE WHILE BATHING"; electrical cord. CONDITION: Unused.

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