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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
- felt, metal, cardboard
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0134 a-c
- Description
- a — Navy blue felt pouch with stitched yellow borders. b — Gold safety razor with curved head and hexagonal handle. Engraved text on head reads: “‘CURVFIT’ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF” (h: 6.4 cm x w: 4.0 cm). c — Small plastic-wrapped yellow and navy rectangular cardboard box. Text reads: “CURVFIT; THE WOM…
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- Title
- Safety Razor
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- felt, metal, cardboard
- Dimensions
- 11.1 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- a — Navy blue felt pouch with stitched yellow borders. b — Gold safety razor with curved head and hexagonal handle. Engraved text on head reads: “‘CURVFIT’ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF” (h: 6.4 cm x w: 4.0 cm). c — Small plastic-wrapped yellow and navy rectangular cardboard box. Text reads: “CURVFIT; THE WOMAN’S RAZOR; BLADES...CURVFIT SALES CORPORATION; 119 W 23d St. NEW YORK; MADE IN U.S.A.” (h: 0.6 cm x w: 4.2 cm x d: 2.0 cm).
- Subject
- whyte home, shaving, grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0134 a-c
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic, metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0139 a-d
- Description
- a — Red plastic rectangular container with curved clear plastic hinge lid. Text on lid reads: “Gillette; ROCKET; ONE-PIECE RAZOR”. Text on bottom reads: “RAZOR MADE IN ENGLAND; BLADES MADE IN CANADA; BLADE-DISPENSER PATENTED 1944...GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO. OF CANADA, LTD. MONTREAL, CANADA”. Inside…
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- Title
- Safety Razor
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic, metal
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- a — Red plastic rectangular container with curved clear plastic hinge lid. Text on lid reads: “Gillette; ROCKET; ONE-PIECE RAZOR”. Text on bottom reads: “RAZOR MADE IN ENGLAND; BLADES MADE IN CANADA; BLADE-DISPENSER PATENTED 1944...GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO. OF CANADA, LTD. MONTREAL, CANADA”. Inside container has sectioned compartments. b — Stainless steel safety razor with double-door domed razor head and cylindrical handle with criss-cross grip texture. Text on head underside reads: “Gillette; MADE IN ENGLAND”(h: 7.9 cm x w: 4.0 cm x d: 2.1 cm). c — Plastic-wrapped deep blue rectangular metal package. Front features ovular cut-out and yellow text that reads: “Gillette 10 BLUE BLADES TRADEMARK”. Back reads: “DISPENSER PATENTED 1944; INSERT USED BLADE HERE; MADE IN CANADA; Gillette...”(h: 6.3 cm x w: 3.0 cm x d: 1.0 cm). d — Small white and blue rectangular pamphlet. Front text reads: “Gillette One-piece Razor AND DISPENSER; WITH USED BLADE COMPARTMENT; DIRECTIONS FOR USE”(h: 2.8 cm x w: 6.3 cm).
- Subject
- whyte home, grooming, shaving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0139 a-d
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