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- A.C. Gilbert Company Hair Dryer with Stand, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
A.C. Gilbert Company Hair Dryer with Stand, circa 1950
- Yucca for the Hair and Scalp, 1890-1901 - People have sought a cure for hair loss for thousands of years. In the late nineteenth-century, the makers of "Yucca for the Hair" marketed their concoction as a cure for baldness, dandruff, and other diseases of the scalp. The proprietors of this patent medicine claimed the plant-based extract invigorated the scalp, promoted hair growth and rendered hair "soft, glossy and luxuriant."
- 1890-1901
- Collections - Artifact
Yucca for the Hair and Scalp, 1890-1901
People have sought a cure for hair loss for thousands of years. In the late nineteenth-century, the makers of "Yucca for the Hair" marketed their concoction as a cure for baldness, dandruff, and other diseases of the scalp. The proprietors of this patent medicine claimed the plant-based extract invigorated the scalp, promoted hair growth and rendered hair "soft, glossy and luxuriant."
- Hallmark "Platinum Pro" Christmas Ornament, 2007 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Platinum Pro" Christmas Ornament, 2007
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Clairol Gold Crown Certificate Awarded to Velma E. Truant, 1965 - Velma (Toth) Truant (1928-2021) graduated from Detroit's Del-Mar Beauty School in 1947. She began her hairstyling career in the salon at Hudson's department store in downtown Detroit. Over the next three decades, Truant continued her professional training in Michigan and New York. She worked until the early 1980s, serving clients at several corporate Hudson's salons and from her Allen Park, Michigan, home.
- March 01, 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Clairol Gold Crown Certificate Awarded to Velma E. Truant, 1965
Velma (Toth) Truant (1928-2021) graduated from Detroit's Del-Mar Beauty School in 1947. She began her hairstyling career in the salon at Hudson's department store in downtown Detroit. Over the next three decades, Truant continued her professional training in Michigan and New York. She worked until the early 1980s, serving clients at several corporate Hudson's salons and from her Allen Park, Michigan, home.
- L'Oreal de Paris Diplome Specialiste Teinture Pour Cheveux Awarded to Velma E. Truant - Velma (Toth) Truant (1928-2021) graduated from Detroit's Del-Mar Beauty School in 1947. She began her hairstyling career in the salon at Hudson's department store in downtown Detroit. Over the next three decades, Truant continued her professional training in Michigan and New York. She worked until the early 1980s, serving clients at several corporate Hudson's salons and from her Allen Park, Michigan, home.
- Collections - Artifact
L'Oreal de Paris Diplome Specialiste Teinture Pour Cheveux Awarded to Velma E. Truant
Velma (Toth) Truant (1928-2021) graduated from Detroit's Del-Mar Beauty School in 1947. She began her hairstyling career in the salon at Hudson's department store in downtown Detroit. Over the next three decades, Truant continued her professional training in Michigan and New York. She worked until the early 1980s, serving clients at several corporate Hudson's salons and from her Allen Park, Michigan, home.
- Hair Dryer Model, 2003 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 2003
- Collections - Artifact
Hair Dryer Model, 2003
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Hair Comb, 1890-1910 -
- 1890-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Hair Comb, 1890-1910
- Standing Hair Dryer, circa 1960 - Velma Truant (1928-2021) began her hairstyling career at the Detroit Hudson's department store salon in the late 1940s. When she left Hudson's in 1963 to care for her young daughter, Truant acquired this hair dryer and a matching chair and set up a salon in the basement of her Allen Park, Michigan, home. She served clients there until the early 1980s.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Standing Hair Dryer, circa 1960
Velma Truant (1928-2021) began her hairstyling career at the Detroit Hudson's department store salon in the late 1940s. When she left Hudson's in 1963 to care for her young daughter, Truant acquired this hair dryer and a matching chair and set up a salon in the basement of her Allen Park, Michigan, home. She served clients there until the early 1980s.
- Hair Comb, 1820-1840 -
- 1820-1840
- Collections - Artifact
Hair Comb, 1820-1840
- Polar Cub Electric Hair Dryer, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Polar Cub Electric Hair Dryer, circa 1925