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During World War II, the company's name changed to National Industries, Inc., and factories were converted to manufacture non-haircare-related items for the war effort, including aircraft gun turrets, electric motors and radar equipment. After the war, National Industries shifted back to producing personal care products.
A hair dryer (the handheld type also referred to as a blow dryer) is an electromechanical device that blows ambient air in hot or warm settings for styling or drying hair. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Hair dryers enable better control over the shape and style of hair, by accelerating and controlling the formation of temporary hydrogen bonds within each strand.
It has been claimed to be the first mainstream brand of blender, [1] though technically the Waring blender brand was introduced in 1937. In 1946, Oster acquired the Stevens Electric Company, which had received a patent on the liquifying blender in 1922.
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The electric clipper industry suffered somewhat during the era of the nineteen seventees and the advent of longer blow-dry styles for both men and women. Almost all these haircuts were performed with shears and/or straight razor. Some companies picked up manufacturing blow dryers in addition to clippers.
Electrical hair-treating implement" patent filed by Solomon Harper in 1924 [2] Solomon Harper (born in Poplar Grove, Arkansas , on August 8, 1893 [ 3 ] ) was an electrical engineer and inventor [ 4 ] known for creating the first electrically heated hair roller [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 2 ] [ 7 ] and 28 other inventions.
By 1957, it was the United Kingdom's leading provider of electric blankets, had produced its 10 millionth electric iron, and was producing 60% of the toasters made in the United Kingdom. In June 1957, the company bought Yelsen Ltd, a manufacturer of electric blankets at Ruxley in Kent, for £112,000, and it became a subsidiary. Also in June ...
A hot roller or hot curler is designed to be heated in an electric chamber before one rolls it into the hair. [2] Alternatively, a hair dryer heats the hair after the rolls are in place. Hair spray can temporarily fix curled hair in place. In 1930, Solomon Harper created the first electrically heated hair rollers, then creating a better design ...