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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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- 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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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0023 a-e
- Description
- A rectangular hard leather travelling toilet kit (a) containing four rectangular glass bottles with metal tops (b-e). The bottles contained bay rum, mouthwash, oil of cloves and talc. The case has a snap closure on the front.
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- Title
- Toilet Kit
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0 (a) x 7.2 (a) x 19.0 (a) cm
- Description
- A rectangular hard leather travelling toilet kit (a) containing four rectangular glass bottles with metal tops (b-e). The bottles contained bay rum, mouthwash, oil of cloves and talc. The case has a snap closure on the front.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0023 a-e
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, pig; fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0024 a-e
- Description
- A carrying case for cosmetics (a) of pigskin with a full zipper around three sides and carrying straps. The case is lined with moire fabric and leather strips to hold containers. There is a mirror (b) on the inside of the lid. The case contains a bottle (c) and two flat jars (d,e). A label on t…
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- Title
- Toilet Kit
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, pig; fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.5 (a) x 23.0 (a) x 30.8 (a) cm
- Description
- A carrying case for cosmetics (a) of pigskin with a full zipper around three sides and carrying straps. The case is lined with moire fabric and leather strips to hold containers. There is a mirror (b) on the inside of the lid. The case contains a bottle (c) and two flat jars (d,e). A label on the iside of the case notes that the case is Canadian, and there are metal plated letters on the exterior of the case “P.B.M.”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Pearl Brewster Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0024 a-e
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, pig; metal, brass; plastic, vinyl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0025
- Description
- A soft, collapsible pigskin carrying case. The lid secures with two snaps at the front. The case is lined with vinyl and has a strap on the lid to hold brushes, razors, etc. The case has a monogram “P.A.M.” and a stamp on the inside noting it to be British.
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- Title
- Toilet Kit
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, pig; metal, brass; plastic, vinyl
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 15.5 x 25.7 cm
- Description
- A soft, collapsible pigskin carrying case. The lid secures with two snaps at the front. The case is lined with vinyl and has a strap on the lid to hold brushes, razors, etc. The case has a monogram “P.A.M.” and a stamp on the inside noting it to be British.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Philip A. Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0025
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal; glass; hair; wood; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0028 a-i
- Description
- A large travelling case (a) of leather lined with satin. The lid secures with two latches that lock at the front. The leather carrying handle has a canvas cover which laces on. Inside the case there are several straps to hold implements and containers. The case contains: a hairbrush (b), a clot…
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- Title
- Toilet Kit
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal; glass; hair; wood; paint
- Dimensions
- 14.0 (a) x 30.0 (a) x 46.0 (a) cm
- Description
- A large travelling case (a) of leather lined with satin. The lid secures with two latches that lock at the front. The leather carrying handle has a canvas cover which laces on. Inside the case there are several straps to hold implements and containers. The case contains: a hairbrush (b), a clothes brush (c), a shoe horn (d), a buttonhook (e), an oval bottle (f), two square bottles (g,h), and a key (i). All of the handles and bottle tops have orange stripes on a gold ground. All of the containers are marked “Germany”. The case is covered with a dark blue cloth cover made to fit, and this cover has an oval leather patch centred on the front with 'P.B.M.' in gold letters.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0028 a-i
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