Ronson Rio hairdryer

Front view of a hairdryer showing the meatl grill surround. Side view of a hairdryer showing the printed inscription. Top view of a hairdryer showing the voltage adjuster. Top view of a hairdryer showing the voltage adjuster. Rear view of a hairdryer showing the remnants of an information sticker. Side view of a hairdryer showing the thumb dimple. Side view of a hairdryer showing the air intake grill and the on / off switch. Top view of a hairdryer showing the packaging. Top view of a hairdryer showing the packaging.
Front view of a hairdryer showing the meatl grill surround. Side view of a hairdryer showing the printed inscription. Top view of a hairdryer showing the voltage adjuster. Top view of a hairdryer showing the voltage adjuster. Rear view of a hairdryer showing the remnants of an information sticker. Side view of a hairdryer showing the thumb dimple. Side view of a hairdryer showing the air intake grill and the on / off switch. Top view of a hairdryer showing the packaging. Top view of a hairdryer showing the packaging.

Description

A wedge shaped, grey coloured, handle-less hairdryer. It uses a tangential fan, which was design in circa 1964, this fan runs down the side device and enables the air to flow straight across. Kenneth Grange was commissed as a designer for Ronson Products, working for them from the mid-1960s. This device won the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, Blue Ribbon Award in 1967, it has a thumb dimple on either side, one of which houses the on / off switch. This example is complete with box and instruction card.
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Inscriptions

printed: "RONSON (R) 110/120v. 220/240v. a.c ~ 325w. PAT. REG. DES. Made in England. Firth Cleveland FCK Laing." (underneath)

Object number

AIBDC : 008596

Date

1967 (circa)

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Dimensions
Width
80mm
Height
132mm
Depth
47mm

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