Toni Home Permanent

Toni Home Permanent

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Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
permanent wave kit
hair care product
Object Type
Cosmetics
maker
Toni Company
place made
United States: Minnesota, Saint Paul
Physical Description
cardboard (packaging material)
Measurements
overall: 7 1/2 in x 3 5/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 19.05 cm x 9.2075 cm x 2.8575 cm
ID Number
1985.0460.136
accession number
1985.0460
catalog number
1985.0460.136
Credit Line
Gift of Alan & Elaine Levitt
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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Comments

I remember my aunt insisting on giving me a Toni Home Perm when I was 12 years old. My cousin's was done first then while she waited my aunt started on mine. Afterwards we both had beautiful tight curls (sort of like a poodle perm) and everyone commented we looked like twins. LOL

sissy

Mon, 2022-04-25 09:27

What drove this product into prominence was the advertising line Which Twin Has the Toni? The ads were created by Sam Fogel. The last two letters may be reversed, as it has been 57 years since I last saw him. At the time (1965) Sam was head of Goodwin-Ellis Advertisig Agency in Vancouver, and subsequently moved th head Dairyland’s (Fraser Valley Milk Producers’ Association) Advertising Department. He taught Advertising to broadcast students at BCIT in Burnaby, British Columbia, where I was his student.

Don Campbell

Fri, 2022-03-11 17:00

My aunt was a hairdresser (she died 5 years ago at the age of 101) and gave me Toni Permanents when I was a little girl. Since my name is Toni she gave me her Toni Permanent Company doll. I was wondering if you had one in your collection? She has red hair and her original outfit.

Toni Luvara

Tue, 2020-06-30 08:47

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