- 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
- 1975 – 1990
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1060
- Description
- Rectangular plastic case out of which swivel a comb and a mirror. A metal key chain with a ring is attached to a loop. One side has “Banff” printed in red, the other an outline of a maple leaf and “CANADA” also in red.
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- Title
- Key Ring
- Date
- 1975 – 1990
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass
- Description
- Rectangular plastic case out of which swivel a comb and a mirror. A metal key chain with a ring is attached to a loop. One side has “Banff” printed in red, the other an outline of a maple leaf and “CANADA” also in red.
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1060
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- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0014 a-e
- Description
- A woman's toilet kit with five pieces. There are two glass bottles with glass stoppers (a,b) and red velvet covers with appliqued roses (c,d). One article, shaped like a rolling pin, is made of gold painted wood with a red velvet cover (e).
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- Title
- Toilet Kit
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 18.5 (a & b) cm
- Description
- A woman's toilet kit with five pieces. There are two glass bottles with glass stoppers (a,b) and red velvet covers with appliqued roses (c,d). One article, shaped like a rolling pin, is made of gold painted wood with a red velvet cover (e).
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0014 a-e
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