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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0008
- Description
- Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 2.2 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0008
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0009
- Description
- A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 2.4 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Isabelle Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0009
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0033
- Description
- A manicure knife with a small, curving, pointed blade of metal attached to a long rounded ivory handle.
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal; ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 10.2 cm
- Description
- A manicure knife with a small, curving, pointed blade of metal attached to a long rounded ivory handle.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0033
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- ivory?; metal, steel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0005
- Description
- A manicure knife with a simple ivory, possibly celluloid, handle and a wide short metal blade. The blade is notched along one edge and sharp on the other. The two edges flatten to become double edged at a blunt point. The handle is marked with “Parisian Ivory Loomen France”, with the words in a …
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- ivory?; metal, steel
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 1.1 x 14.9 cm
- Description
- A manicure knife with a simple ivory, possibly celluloid, handle and a wide short metal blade. The blade is notched along one edge and sharp on the other. The two edges flatten to become double edged at a blunt point. The handle is marked with “Parisian Ivory Loomen France”, with the words in a single column, and a trademark.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0005
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0004 a,b
- Description
- Two oval hairbrushes, each with a dark wooden base with natural bristles and no handle. 103.02.0004b is cut in half.
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- Title
- Hairbrush
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; hair
- Dimensions
- 3.8 (a & b) x 7.0 (a); 3.0 (b) x 13.0 (a & b) cm
- Description
- Two oval hairbrushes, each with a dark wooden base with natural bristles and no handle. 103.02.0004b is cut in half.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Philip A. Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0004 a,b
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- Date
- 1905 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0029
- Description
- A silver handled hairbrush with natural bristles. The brush is decorated with a very ornate floral pattern worked on the back of the brush and handle. In the centre of the back of the brush is a smooth shield shape.
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- Title
- Hairbrush
- Date
- 1905 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver; hair
- Dimensions
- 4.0 (approx.) x 6.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A silver handled hairbrush with natural bristles. The brush is decorated with a very ornate floral pattern worked on the back of the brush and handle. In the centre of the back of the brush is a smooth shield shape.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0029
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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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- 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
- 1905 – 1930
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0006
- Description
- A leather case with many pockets and straps for holding toilet articles while travelling. The case is made of a soft, fine leather and is secured with a strap around the middle when it is closed. The case is empty. There is a monogram, “P.A.M.” on the right corner of the flap, and also a stamp …
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- Title
- Toilet Kit
- Date
- 1905 – 1930
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 5.0 (approximately when closed) x 25.5 x 63.5 (when opened); cm
- Description
- A leather case with many pockets and straps for holding toilet articles while travelling. The case is made of a soft, fine leather and is secured with a strap around the middle when it is closed. The case is empty. There is a monogram, “P.A.M.” on the right corner of the flap, and also a stamp “Cross London”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Philip A. Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0006
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, cow
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0007
- Description
- A men's travelling toiletry case made of cowhide with a black coloured finish. The top flap folds over and secures with a latch. There are various containers inside to hold toiletries. A monogram, “P.A.”, is on the flap and a label inside the case reads “guaranteed top grain cowhide”.
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- Title
- Toilet Kit
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, cow
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 26.0 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- A men's travelling toiletry case made of cowhide with a black coloured finish. The top flap folds over and secures with a latch. There are various containers inside to hold toiletries. A monogram, “P.A.”, is on the flap and a label inside the case reads “guaranteed top grain cowhide”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0007
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