Weighing a hefty 2lb the dryer's only controls are on/off and hot/cold. It came with a Bakelite carry-case – now slightly cracked – complete with a vanity mirror.
The brown Bakelite item's only concession to technological advances has been a new plug – and only then because its original round-pin type became obsolete.
Though Siemens is a German firm, according to the engineering history website Grace's Guide, it established Siemens Electric Lamps and Supplies Ltd in Britain in 1931 to manufacture domestic appliances such as this dryer.
Mr Wilcox, 83, from Paignton, Devon, recalls watching his mother Florrie use it at the family home in Birmingham, 70 years ago.
Portraits of Florrie, spanning five decades, show her sporting a variety of hairstyles.
His wife Kay, 73, who is a hairstylist, says the portraits indicate when the machine arrived in the household.
The brown Bakelite item's only concession to technological advances has been a new plug – and only then because its original round-pin type became obsolete.
Though Siemens is a German firm, according to the engineering history website Grace's Guide, it established Siemens Electric Lamps and Supplies Ltd in Britain in 1931 to manufacture domestic appliances such as this dryer.
Mr Wilcox, 83, from Paignton, Devon, recalls watching his mother Florrie use it at the family home in Birmingham, 70 years ago.
Portraits of Florrie, spanning five decades, show her sporting a variety of hairstyles.
His wife Kay, 73, who is a hairstylist, says the portraits indicate when the machine arrived in the household.
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