Gas Hair Dryers
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neptunebob
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About the hair dryer attachment for the Norge - I know that in our neighborhood there were several women who were "kitchen beauticians" but actually had the beauty salon equipment guess where - in the basement. A Norge hair dryer attachment would have fit right in. In my sister's neighborhood there is a house that has a "beauty shop" in the basement. This was before the 70's, the age of - Salons! and Hairstylists!
Hair drying was a natural for Norge . . .
Of course, the big difference between the old Norge/Wards dryers and everybody else is that Norge used the blower to blow hot air into the dryer, while others used the blower to suck the hot air out. That's why Norges were "flockers", blowing bits of lint out of the pressurized drum chamber if the door seal wasn't perfect. It also meant that they could divert the hot air for other uses, like drying hair, before it went into the drum. Anyone else's dryer would have had to pull the air through the drum first and would have flocked the hair of the lovely housewife under the bonnet!
I rather doubt that hair drying was the reason Norge engineers decided on their system, but I'd have to give full points to the marketing department for making it an added feature . . . I'm surprised they didn't figure out an accessory attachment to send a stream of hot air to the hands to dry nail polish at the same time!
Of course, the big difference between the old Norge/Wards dryers and everybody else is that Norge used the blower to blow hot air into the dryer, while others used the blower to suck the hot air out. That's why Norges were "flockers", blowing bits of lint out of the pressurized drum chamber if the door seal wasn't perfect. It also meant that they could divert the hot air for other uses, like drying hair, before it went into the drum. Anyone else's dryer would have had to pull the air through the drum first and would have flocked the hair of the lovely housewife under the bonnet!
I rather doubt that hair drying was the reason Norge engineers decided on their system, but I'd have to give full points to the marketing department for making it an added feature . . . I'm surprised they didn't figure out an accessory attachment to send a stream of hot air to the hands to dry nail polish at the same time!
powerfin64
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AHEM... Hairdresser IS in the room now..
back in the day, being the 50's-70's, when weekly shampoo-sets were in there hay day for hairdressers, some women did there own hair, when they couldn't afford or could not get in a visit to the salon. Anyway to make getting a set done was hightly appealing by women, when they had it done only 1x a week. Today, they are still some women that still have a weekly set done at the salon, but hair styles have changed since.
Norge had the right idea and I know was a marketing ploy, to have there appliances more appealing to the consumer, being a multi-functional,IE: drying your hair with clothes dryer.
It may had some women a little concerned with a dryer being Gas to dry there hair, but Im sure there was plenty of safe guards to there design( no company wants a law suit!) The methods used in the 20-40s to dry hair were FAR more hazardious than what Norge had in mind.
Rich
back in the day, being the 50's-70's, when weekly shampoo-sets were in there hay day for hairdressers, some women did there own hair, when they couldn't afford or could not get in a visit to the salon. Anyway to make getting a set done was hightly appealing by women, when they had it done only 1x a week. Today, they are still some women that still have a weekly set done at the salon, but hair styles have changed since.
Norge had the right idea and I know was a marketing ploy, to have there appliances more appealing to the consumer, being a multi-functional,IE: drying your hair with clothes dryer.
It may had some women a little concerned with a dryer being Gas to dry there hair, but Im sure there was plenty of safe guards to there design( no company wants a law suit!) The methods used in the 20-40s to dry hair were FAR more hazardious than what Norge had in mind.
Rich
Shampoo and burn please!
Here's a barber that burns hair instead of cutting it. Must be pretty smelly in that barbershop!
Here's a barber that burns hair instead of cutting it. Must be pretty smelly in that barbershop!
gocartwasher
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chitty chitty bang bang
some of those things remind me of the hair cutting machine that went hay wire on the movie chitty chitty bang bang LOL
some of those things remind me of the hair cutting machine that went hay wire on the movie chitty chitty bang bang LOL
rocketeer500
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Professor Potts and his hair cutting contraption
ROTFLMAO
When I was young, I would LMAO when Professor Potts would cut that poor guy's hair. After reading the above thread, I now realize his contraption wasn't too far-fetched for the times. To think that women (and men) would "plug" themselves into to a 220V socket to get a perm or dry their hair with a flamed torch! Wouldn't it have been more efficient just put your head in the oven?? (Baste every 10 minuets)
ROTFLMAO
When I was young, I would LMAO when Professor Potts would cut that poor guy's hair. After reading the above thread, I now realize his contraption wasn't too far-fetched for the times. To think that women (and men) would "plug" themselves into to a 220V socket to get a perm or dry their hair with a flamed torch! Wouldn't it have been more efficient just put your head in the oven?? (Baste every 10 minuets)
Now you're (dryin') with gas!
rocketeer, you reminded me...in the 1950s when my sister was a teenager, she really did light the gas oven (probably no more than 200 degrees) and stuck her head inside to dry her hair. (She turned it off when it was warm enough, but now the thought of someone drying her hair in the oven makes me LMFAO!
rocketeer, you reminded me...in the 1950s when my sister was a teenager, she really did light the gas oven (probably no more than 200 degrees) and stuck her head inside to dry her hair. (She turned it off when it was warm enough, but now the thought of someone drying her hair in the oven makes me LMFAO!
