- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- meatl, iron; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0026
- Description
- An iron used for crimping hair. This iron has scissor-like handles that are painted black. There is one double blade and one single blade for crimping. The iron is marked with some illegible initials and “Osborne & Co.” and “.00”.
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- Title
- Crimping Iron
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- meatl, iron; paint
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 6.7 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- An iron used for crimping hair. This iron has scissor-like handles that are painted black. There is one double blade and one single blade for crimping. The iron is marked with some illegible initials and “Osborne & Co.” and “.00”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0026
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0010 a,b
- Description
- A dresser set consisting of a handmirror (a) with an ornately patterened silver back and handle, and a hairbrush (b) with natural bristles and silver back and handle patterned to match the mirror. Both pieces are stamped “Sterling”.
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- Title
- Dresser Set
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver; glass; hair
- Dimensions
- 2.0 (a); 4.0 (b) x 13.5 (a); 8.0 (b) x 23.0 (a); 21.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A dresser set consisting of a handmirror (a) with an ornately patterened silver back and handle, and a hairbrush (b) with natural bristles and silver back and handle patterned to match the mirror. Both pieces are stamped “Sterling”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Isabella Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0010 a,b
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