- Arthur Hinkel
Arthur R. "Art" Hinkel (
9 January 1916 —17 January 1993 ) was an Americanelectrical engineer best known for developing the Blend Method ofelectrology .Hinkel met electrologist Henri St. Pierre in the 1930's while Hinkel worked at the medical division of
General Electric . They began work on developing an epilator that combinedelectrolysis andthermolysis . In 1948, the St. Pierre Epilator Company Inc., owned by St. Pierre and Hinkel, received a patent for a blended current epilator.Hinkel also owned a chain of electrology businesses. He sold the manufacturing portion of the business in 1984, which still operates under the name A.R. Hinkel.
Bibliography
*Hinkel AR, Lind RW (1968). "Electrolysis, Thermolysis and the Blend: the principles and practice of permanent hair removal."Los Angeles, CA: Arroway Publishers, ISBN 0-9600284-1-2
External links
* [http://www.arhinkel.com/founder.html Arthur Hinkel biography]
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