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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
- n.d.
- Material
- leather, metal, cardboard
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0111 a-c
- Description
- a — Long cylindrical brown leather razor case with flap top and brown button. Embossed text reads: “P.W; SCHICK REPEATING RAZOR”. b — Silver and black metal razor with thick rectangular handle, and moveable razor head on an axis. Engraved text on razor head reads: “SCHICK” (h: 8.9 cm x w: 1.3 cm x …
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- Title
- Set Razor
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- leather, metal, cardboard
- Dimensions
- 10.4 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- a — Long cylindrical brown leather razor case with flap top and brown button. Embossed text reads: “P.W; SCHICK REPEATING RAZOR”. b — Silver and black metal razor with thick rectangular handle, and moveable razor head on an axis. Engraved text on razor head reads: “SCHICK” (h: 8.9 cm x w: 1.3 cm x d: 1.0 cm).c — Navy and tan rectangular cardboard pack of razor blades. Exterior text reads: “Schick Injector; 20 BLADES; MAGAZINE REPEATING RAZOR COMPANY; NIAGARA FALLS, ONT., CANADA...” (h: 1.1 cm x w: 7.9 cm x d: 2.4 cm).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0111 a-c
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic, metal, cardboard
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0142 a-h
- Description
- a — Clear plastic square box with domed ribbed lid and semi-circular cut-outs on either side. Embossed text on bottom reads: “CELEBRITY”. b — Gold metal rectangular lighter-shaped container filled with vertically striped blue paper-wrapped razor blades. Engraved text on top reads: “TRADE Gillette M…
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- Title
- Set Razor
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic, metal, cardboard
- Dimensions
- 3.1 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- a — Clear plastic square box with domed ribbed lid and semi-circular cut-outs on either side. Embossed text on bottom reads: “CELEBRITY”. b — Gold metal rectangular lighter-shaped container filled with vertically striped blue paper-wrapped razor blades. Engraved text on top reads: “TRADE Gillette MARK; KNOWN THE WORLD OVER” (h: 4.5 cm x w: 2.2 cm x d: 1.0 cm). c — Small plastic-wrapped teal blue rectangular cardboard box. Front features black and white image of a man with a moustache. Front text reads: “Gillette BLUE BLADES TRADE MARK; King Gillette...”. Back text reads: “BEFORE REMOVING OUTSIDE WRAPPER PRESS WITH THUMB...GILLETTE QUALITY THE SAME THE WORLD OVER...”(h: 4.4 cm x w: 2.3 cm x d: 0.8 cm). d — Small half plastic-wrapped teal blue rectangular cardboard box. Front features black and white image of a man with a moustache. Front text reads: “Gillette BLUE BLADES TRADE MARK; King Gillette...”. Back text reads: “BLADE PRODUCT AND PROCESS PATENTS ARE IDENTIFIED ON THE BLADES...”. Paper-wrapped razor blades inside.(h: 4.9 cm x w: 2.4 cm x d: 0.6 cm). Disassembled gold metal safety razor consisting of: e — Gold domed head with short flat screw on underside(h: 1.0 cm x w: 3.7 cm x d: 1.6 cm). f — Navy blue razor blade, blue text reads: “KNOWN THE WORLD OVER; Gillette; REGISTERED TRADEMARK; GILLETTE BLUE BLADE; MADE IN CANADA”(h: 1.7 cm x w: 3.9 cm). g — Gold underside of razor head with comb-like claws on either side. Engraved text reads: “TRADE Gillette MARK; MADE IN U.S.A...”(h: 2.3 cm x w: 3.7 cm). h — Gold cylindrical handle with criss-cross grip texture. Engraved text reads: “PAT. JAN. 13. 1920 U.S.A...” (h: 7.5 cm x od: 0.8 cm).
- Subject
- whyte home, shaving, grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0142 a-h
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0012 a,b
- Description
- The handles of two shaving brushes - neither has bristles attached. 103.02.0012a is a twisted cylinder with a roll of metal at the bottom. This handle is marked with hallmarks and “B___ Co. Sterling 325/100”. 103.02.0012b is curved to fit the shape of a hand. This handle is marked “Birks” and “…
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- Title
- Shaving Brush
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 6.5 (a); 7.5 (b) cm
- Description
- The handles of two shaving brushes - neither has bristles attached. 103.02.0012a is a twisted cylinder with a roll of metal at the bottom. This handle is marked with hallmarks and “B___ Co. Sterling 325/100”. 103.02.0012b is curved to fit the shape of a hand. This handle is marked “Birks” and “Sterling”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0012 a,b
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