Salon Chair, circa 1960
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Velma Truant (1928-2021) began her hairstyling career at the Detroit Hudson's department store salon in the late 1940s. When she left Hudson's in 1963 to care for her young daughter, Truant acquired this chair and a matching hair dryer and set up a salon in the basement of her Allen Park, Michigan, home. She served clients there until the early 1980s.
Velma Truant (1928-2021) began her hairstyling career at the Detroit Hudson's department store salon in the late 1940s. When she left Hudson's in 1963 to care for her young daughter, Truant acquired this chair and a matching hair dryer and set up a salon in the basement of her Allen Park, Michigan, home. She served clients there until the early 1980s.
Artifact
Chair (Furniture form)
Date Made
circa 1960
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Missouri, St. Louis
United States, California, North Hollywood
Creator Notes
Made by E. W. Harting Mfg. Co. Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri, and North Hollywood, California.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.178.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Cynthia Frabutt, in memory of Velma Ella (Toth) Truant.
Material
Vinyl
Plastic
Foam (Material form)
Metal
Color
Light pink
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 34 in
Width: 21 in
Length: 19 in
Inscriptions
on tag on back of seat: QUALITY FURNITURE BY / E. W. Harting Mfg. Co. Inc. / ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI / NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CAL.
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