Hair clippers mechanics
Hair clippers (mechanical). The metal object is packaged in an orange rectangular box. It has a label on which the object is illustrated. Black lettering indicates the brand: Duprex. This clipper is sold by Dupuis Frères.
- Accession Number 2021.02.OBJ.56.1-3
- Marchand Dupuis Frères
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials cardboard, metal
- Measurements 3,7 x 8,7 x 14,8 cm
Historical context
This mechanical hair clipper, sold to the general public in the Montreal department store Dupuis Frères, reflects the evolution of material culture in society in the first half of the 20th century.
Introduced in the 1880s, department stores profoundly altered Montrealers’ consumption practices. These new establishments rose several storeys high and were divided into several departments. They were the successors to the “...
- Accession Number 2021.02.OBJ.56.1-3
- Marchand Dupuis Frères
- Period 1st half of the 20th century
- Materials cardboard, metal
- Measurements 3,7 x 8,7 x 14,8 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Frédéric Cloutier fonds, 2021.002.OBJ.056.1-3
Photo by Michel Pinault
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