Electric fan heater

By the mid-1930s the production of domestic electric heaters was established, but the market was geared towards wealthier homes, those who could afford the installation and running of this relatively new form of domestic power. This is a convection heater and works on the principle that cool air is drawn in via a fan, heated, and returned again to the room. This heater was designed by Christian Barman and manufactured by the phonographic equipment company, His Master’s Voice, which later became known as HMV.

Electric fan heater · Great Britain · ca. 1934. Chrome-plated metal. By Barman, Christian. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.