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Drying the hair with gas This 1928 photo from Canada shows the technique of drying the hair with the combination of vacuum cleaner and the gas oven.

A picture of an actual model like above This one was taken out of a beauty shop in Blackpool,England in the late 1960s when the changeover was made from manufactured gas to natural gas. It dates from about 1930.

That last unit looks like it has the hair rising up on convection currents of the heated air.Notice all the controls.I wonder what that wheel does?

Here's a very early one from the early 1900s,I believe. No fan, obviously.

New hand-held model Here's a patent for one that I believe has just been marketed. It uses those butane cartridges similar to lighters,the fan powered by two 1.5 VOLT "C" or "D" cells and is probably related to the gas hair styler by Braun.(Wonder if they got this patent?)

From the UK,here's one without the fan. Kinda like a gas appliance without a connected flue. Note the damper lever in the exhaust tube.

This one is in a private collection somewhere in Europe. It's also the most modern(and scariest). Look how close the burner is to the hair!Inches away! Note the pilot light supply tubing. Loks like someone crossed a gas clothes dryer with a commercial hair dryer.

This one dates fron the teens and reminds me of our propane and kerosene portable heaters used in garages,warehouses and construction sites. Note the novel comment,"hair dryers are objected to by a great many customers" I wonder why...

Still another(and last view) of the Halliwell Shelton. I wonder how easy it was for the flame to be sucked up by the blower into the "helmet" and burn the hair?

Another view.

Halliwell Shelton Electric Gas Hair Dryer Description : If you've thought that you've seen every kind of hairdryer imaginable, then we'll ask if you've ever come across one like this: Commercial Halliwell Shelton 1923 Electric & Gas Hair Dryer. This one just came out of an estate in...

A better view.

Allright,here's a description of the various types of commercial gas hair dryers once available. "There are many styles of hairdryers. One of the most expensive is that in which the electric fan and heater are arranged in a cabinet. With this the current created by the fan is heated by the...

A while back there was a thread on the gas dryer that could dry your hair(see picture).Well,I have more information on gas hair dryers.(See the accompanying threads.)

In 1957 I believe, Consumer Reports tested a Caloric dryer (GAS of course).It was just a flattop,no console.

What Whirlpool did to Maytag... ...Just like when Studebaker bought Packard? For the last two years of its life,rebadged Studebakers were sold as Packards after Studebaker shut down the Packard plant.

I just wanted to add that I have a friend whose parent's post-WWII house had the washer in the kitchen,but the Kenmore gas dryer was in a closet at the rear of the house. Which means that they had to carry the laundry from the front all the way to the back. It was a large walk-in closet with a...

How many of your houses have (or have had)the washer connection in one place and the dryer in another? Did you relocate the machine(es)? Some older houses here are like that because local codes only required a washing machine connection or laundry tray.The dryer (usually gas)was added on later...

Many people here in New Orleans have outdoor gas lights. There is a reversion from incandescent mantles to the now popular gas-wasting open flame burner.Seems that there is a concern about the radioactivity of the minerals that the mantles are impregnated with and the nostalgia for open flame...

What year is it from?