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- Cultural Expressions Gallery
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- Manufactured by
- Reck-Junior, founded 1950
- Owned by
- Holmes, Anna Mae Queen, American, 1926 - 2013
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- steel, Bakelite (TM) and brass
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 10 13/16 × 1 5/8 × 13/16 in. (27.5 × 4.1 × 2.1 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 10 5/16 × 4 7/16 × 13/16 in. (26.2 × 11.3 × 2.1 cm)
- Barrel Diameter: 5/8 in.
- Description
- A curling iron, also called a stove iron, with isolating rolling handles. The 5/8 inch barrel curling iron has one (1) metal barrel with a clamp that closes to halfway cover the barrel. The barrel and clamp are hinged together with no spring. The curling iron has two (2) handles that are covered with an insolating material, possibly Bakelite (TM). The two (2) ends are capped with non-removable brass end caps. The curling iron was placed on, or inside, a stove or another hot surface to heat it. The manufacturer's mark is on the center of the top of the clamp with the name [RECK-JUNIOR] inside an oval and the text [MADE IN GERMANY] below.
- Place made
- Germany, Europe
- Place collected
- Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- curling irons
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cheryl Dozier Payne in memory of Anna Mae Queen Holmes, Educator & Historian
- Object number
- 2014.224.4.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




