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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; metal, brass; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.27.0004
- Description
- An atomizer with two long thin silver-coloured tubular horizontal arms that pass through a round button and emerge at the other end as a single nozzle. The button is threaded at the bottom to screw onto a bottle, and holds a short glass tube perpendicular to the arms. The arms are clamped togethe…
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- Title
- Atomizer
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; metal, brass; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 1.6 x 14.3 cm
- Description
- An atomizer with two long thin silver-coloured tubular horizontal arms that pass through a round button and emerge at the other end as a single nozzle. The button is threaded at the bottom to screw onto a bottle, and holds a short glass tube perpendicular to the arms. The arms are clamped together with metal a clip and have a hollow oval mouthpiece which slips over a brass nipple at the end of the arms. The button of the atomizer is marked “DeVilbiss 15 Toledo, O. U.S.A.” and the brass nipple is marked “UP”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- medicinal
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.27.0004
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; steel; silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0334
- Description
- A metal nail file with a sterling silver handle. The simple, flat handle gradually widens to the end which is slightly pointed. The silver pattern is simply a textured line along each edge with a scrolled leaf at the top and bottom ends. A 10.0 cm long steel blade has a finely ridged file textur…
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- Title
- Nail File
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; steel; silver
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 1.9 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A metal nail file with a sterling silver handle. The simple, flat handle gradually widens to the end which is slightly pointed. The silver pattern is simply a textured line along each edge with a scrolled leaf at the top and bottom ends. A 10.0 cm long steel blade has a finely ridged file texture on each side, with one edge sharper than the other, and an untextured, smooth point at the tip. The end of the blade has shoulders and a round shank joined to the handle ferrule. Stamped on the handle ferule is "Sterling/5900".
- Subject
- households
- personal
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0334
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0032
- Description
- A nail file with a long rounded ivory handle. The file is pointed and pinches in where it joins the handle. The word “France” is on the handle.
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- Title
- Nail File
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 1.0 cm
- Description
- A nail file with a long rounded ivory handle. The file is pointed and pinches in where it joins the handle. The word “France” is on the handle.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0032
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