Sylentflo Hair Dryer

Object detail

Accession number

2010.19

Maker

Fractional H.P. Motors Ltd

Production period

1940s

Description

Centrifugal-flow dryer using quiet induction motor. Very quiet and smooth in operation, physically bulky. Solid and well-made with two-part mottled brown phenol plastic casing. Dryer is coloured a dark brown and kept within original box. Box is cardboard and has a detachable lid. The lid has an image of the hairdryer on its top face. The dryer has two metal function switches at the top of the handle, one controlling heat, the other controlling cool. There is a vent on one side of the head and the motor on the other. The motor protrudes outwards and has a circular covering.

Marks

Sylentflo Embossed
Sole manufacturers/ Fractional H.P. Motors LTD./ Hendon England Label

Credit Line

Fractional H.P. Motors Ltd. 1948. Sylentflo Hair Dryer, 2010.19. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Dryer, Hair Personal Artefacts Toilet Articles Hair Care Artefacts

Production place

Hendon London Greater London England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Domestic Technology Technology

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