Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

MASSAGE DEVICE

Date Range From

1960

Date Range To

1970

Materials

STEEL, WOOD

No. Pieces

6

Height

10

Length

34.4

Width

22.5

Description

BLUE RECTANGULAR WOODEN BOX WITH A METAL CLASP ON THE FRONT. INSIDE OF BOX IS LINED WITH A GOLD COLOURED PADDED SATIN FABRIC, WITH A RIBBON ACROSS THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER MARKED "STAR-RITE". CONTAINED IN THE BOX IS AN ENCLOSED HEATER MARKED "MANUFACTURED BY THE FITZGERALD MFG. CO. TORRINGTON, CONN., U.S.A. VOLTS 110 WATTS 28 NO. 59219", "CAUTION DO NOT PUT MACHINE IN BATH TUB OR WHEN THE BODY IS IN CONTACT WITH A WATER SEWER OR GAS PIPE OR STANDING ON WET FLOOR." THIRD ATTACHMENT IS A CHROME ROD WITH TWO DIFFERENT BARREL DIAMETERS. THE FIFTH PIECE IS A CURLING IRON HEATER MARKED "SUPERIOR", "MADE ONLY BY SUPERIOR ELECTRICS LTD. PEMBROKE, CANADA", "110 WATTS 110 VOLTS". LAST ITEM IS NOT A PART OF THE STAR-RITE SET.

Subjects

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

PROFESSIONS

History

DONOR WAS A HAIRDRESSER IN CALGARY AND CAME TO LETHBRIDGE IN THE EARLY 1960'S WHERE SHE DID HAIR OUT OF HER HOME. SHE ALSO WORKED AT ST. MIKES AND CJOC AS A SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE SYMPHONY AND OF THE CHURCH OF ASSUMPTION CHOIR. SEE P19930052000 FOR SIMILAR PRODUCT INFORMATION.

Catalogue Number

P19970060000

Acquisition Date

1997-06

Collection

Museum

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