Callinan Perming Machine
Date1948
Object NamePerming Machine
Mediummetal, bakelite
ClassificationsScience And Technology
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 550 × 297 × 213mm
AcquisitionPresented in 2019.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095596.1
Keywords
This machine dates from sometime after 1948 and was used to create a permanent wave, or perm, on ladies' hair. The heat clamps would be warmed up on the heating rods and then clamped to the hair wound around Bakelite cylinders.
It was used by Jessie Herbert at her home hairdressing salon 21 Constitution Street, Aberdeen. Jessie moved to Aberdeen aged 14 in 1934 to train as a hairdresser, originally living in Cairn Terrace. She met her husband Albert Herbert on Hogmanay 1936 and married the following July. They lived at Constitution Street until the houses were condemned in 1986.
Aberdeen Comb Works
mid 19th-early 20th Century
1900 - 1930
