"Lady Carole" Home Permanent Wave Set, circa 1940

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Hair care set

Date Made

circa 1940

Creator Notes

Made by Halgar Incorporated of Chicago, Illinois. Sold by Montgomery Ward & Co.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2024.166.48

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mary Sherman.

Material

Metal
Felt (Textile)
Cloth
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Color

Pink (Color)
Blue
White (Color)
Gray (Color)
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 6.375 in (in box)
Width: 14.25 in (in box)
Length: 1.5 in (in box)

Inscriptions

on top of box: 24 CURL BEAUTY SHOP PERMANENT SET / LADY CAROLE SHAMPOO / LADY CAROLE HAIR GLAMOR CREME / MACHINELESS OIL METHOD / Self Applied / Lady Carole / PROFESSIONAL HOME PERMANENT WAVE and HAIR GLAMOUR KIT on box inside box: Lady Carole / MACHINELESS OIL METHODS - Self Applied / 24 HEAT UNITS AND SOLUTION on front of instructions: Lady Carole / MACHINELESS / Heat Method / PERMANENT WAVE / Makes it easy or you to become / your own Hairdresser / [...] / Halgar INCORPORATED / CHICAGO - ILLINOIS Printed in U.S.A. at top of receipt: MONTGOMERY WARD at top of note: About This Item...
"Lady Carole" Home Permanent Wave Set, circa 1940