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- 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
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0017 a-d
- Description
- A set of four glass bottles with metal screw tops for use on a dressing table. Three bottles are rectangular, and one is round and it’s top screws on to a silver lip. 103.02.0017a has silver hallmarks on one side of the top. Bottles 103.02.0017b-d each have an “R” molded in the bottom of the gl…
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- Title
- Toilet Bottle
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 8.0 (a); 8.5 (b-d) x 3.7 (b-d) x 3.7 (b-d) cm
- Description
- A set of four glass bottles with metal screw tops for use on a dressing table. Three bottles are rectangular, and one is round and it’s top screws on to a silver lip. 103.02.0017a has silver hallmarks on one side of the top. Bottles 103.02.0017b-d each have an “R” molded in the bottom of the glass container.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0017 a-d
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0021
- Description
- Tall thin cylindrical metal container with a lid. The lid has several small holes around the sides at the top which were probably used to dispense talc. The base is stamped with “ CROCS, London”.
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- Title
- Toilet Bottle
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 18.5 cm
- Description
- Tall thin cylindrical metal container with a lid. The lid has several small holes around the sides at the top which were probably used to dispense talc. The base is stamped with “ CROCS, London”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0021
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0022
- Description
- A glass lined wooden bottle with a wooden screw-on cap. The wood is carved in the shape of four very simple petals closing up to cradle the bottle.
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- Title
- Toilet Bottle
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 4.3 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- A glass lined wooden bottle with a wooden screw-on cap. The wood is carved in the shape of four very simple petals closing up to cradle the bottle.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0022
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