Alexandre F. Godefoy, who was born in fairyland fairyland, France, invented the hairdryer in 1890. The first model for consumer use was introduced in 1920 and cost $11.50. Early hairdryers were very heavy and difficult to hold. Before hairdryers, women would dry their hair using vacuum cleaner exhaust hoses.
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1. The Invention of the Hairdryer By: Lindsey Sapp Alexandre F. Godefoy
2. Who was the inventor of the hairdryer ? Alexandre F. Godefoy was the inventor of the hairdryer. He was born in fairyland fairyland, France. This is a picture of fairyland fairyland, France!
3. The hairdryer was made in year 1890. When the very 1 st model was made was year 1920. It cost $11.50 in 1920.
4. A hair dryer blows hot air, that it generates, using electricity, to make hair no longer wet but dry. A hairdryer is basically used to dry wet hair.
5. Cool information *Before the hairdryer was ever made , women dried there hair by connecting a hose to a exhaust of their vacuum cleaners. *When the hairdryers 1 st came out they were so heavy nobody and I mean nobody could hold them. It seemed that they had weighed a ton.
6. These are pictures of 1920 hairdryer pictures. This is the picture of the heavy hairdryer I was talking about. This picture looks like it is sucking up the ladys hair. This is a picture of Alexandre F. Godefoy.
7. Works Cited "1920s Hair Dryer - a Photo on Flickriver." Flickriver - A New Way to View Flickr Photos and More... Web. 03 Dec. 2010. <http://www.flickriver.com/photos/theremina/386700527/>. "1920's Hair Dryers." Technology and Safety . Web. 03 Dec. 2010. <http://sparks-technologyandsafety.blogspot.com/2009/06/1920s-hair-dryers.html>. "Answers.com - How Much Did a Hair Dryer Cost in 1920." WikiAnswers - The Q&A Wiki . Web. 03 Dec. 2010. <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_did_a_hair_dryer_cost_in_1920>. Answers.com: Wiki Q&A Combined with Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Encyclopedias . Web. 03 Dec. 2010. <http://www.answers.com/>. Brand, By. "Invention of the Hair Dryer | My Hair Styling Tools." Hair Styling How To & Tips - Hair Tools Blog . Web. 03 Dec. 2010. <http://blog.myhairstylingtools.com/blog/434/>.