- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal, cardboard
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0347
- Description
- Yellow, red, and blue flat rectangular cardboard package of bobby pins. Front text reads: “CUSHION TIPPED VASSAR BOB PINS”.
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- Title
- Bobby Pin
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal, cardboard
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Yellow, red, and blue flat rectangular cardboard package of bobby pins. Front text reads: “CUSHION TIPPED VASSAR BOB PINS”.
- Subject
- whyte home, hair, style, fashion
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0347
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- tortoiseshell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0143 a,b
- Description
- A pair of tortoiseshell combs. Both are stamped with “MADE IN ENGLAND” “KENT LONDON”. A) is larger and is also stamped with “6mm” and “19T”. B) is 0.5 cm x 2.8 cm x 16.0 cm and is stamped with “12T”.
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- Title
- Hair Comb
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- tortoiseshell
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 4.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of tortoiseshell combs. Both are stamped with “MADE IN ENGLAND” “KENT LONDON”. A) is larger and is also stamped with “6mm” and “19T”. B) is 0.5 cm x 2.8 cm x 16.0 cm and is stamped with “12T”.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- hair care
- personal accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0143 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0144
- Description
- A long handled fine toothed comb made of a heavy green plastic slightly marbled with white. “Rexall” in gold above teeth. On reverse “MADE IN CANADA”.
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- Title
- Hair Comb
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 3.5 x 21.1 cm
- Description
- A long handled fine toothed comb made of a heavy green plastic slightly marbled with white. “Rexall” in gold above teeth. On reverse “MADE IN CANADA”.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- personal accessories
- hair cair
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0144
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper, human hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0349
- Description
- White and yellow thin rectangular envelope with brown hairnet inside. Envelope front features a woman’s side-profile with text that reads: “SINGLE MESH; FOR BOBBED HAIR...MID BROWN P13; PRINCESS PAT; Real Human Hair Net; BEST QUALITY; FINEST MESH; Invisible”. Back text reads: “...Princess Pat Produ…
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- Title
- Hair Net
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper, human hair
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- White and yellow thin rectangular envelope with brown hairnet inside. Envelope front features a woman’s side-profile with text that reads: “SINGLE MESH; FOR BOBBED HAIR...MID BROWN P13; PRINCESS PAT; Real Human Hair Net; BEST QUALITY; FINEST MESH; Invisible”. Back text reads: “...Princess Pat Products Limited 88 Orfus Road, Toronto”.
- Subject
- whyte home, hair, style, fashion
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0349
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Hair Pick Comb
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0145
- Description
- A hair pick with a pink plastic handle and 6 thin metal teeth. Handle has “Stylift TRADEMARK PAT NO, 3148666” on one side and “COURNOYER INDUSTRIES INC MIAMI, FLORIDA” on the other.
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- Title
- Hair Pick Comb
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 5.2 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- A hair pick with a pink plastic handle and 6 thin metal teeth. Handle has “Stylift TRADEMARK PAT NO, 3148666” on one side and “COURNOYER INDUSTRIES INC MIAMI, FLORIDA” on the other.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- accessories
- hair cair
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0145
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- hair; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0121
- Description
- A cardboard box full of “PRINCESS PAT Real Human Hair Net”s in medium brown and light brown styles and bobbed or long hair. All in red, green, or yellow paper envelopes with an image of a woman in profile and product information. Some hairnets wrapped in tissue inside envelope. Many envelopes in b…
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- Title
- Hairnet
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- hair; paper
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A cardboard box full of “PRINCESS PAT Real Human Hair Net”s in medium brown and light brown styles and bobbed or long hair. All in red, green, or yellow paper envelopes with an image of a woman in profile and product information. Some hairnets wrapped in tissue inside envelope. Many envelopes in box are empty or have coupon back cut out.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- hair accessories
- style
- fashion
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0121
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0348 a-l
- Description
- Hairpin set consisting of: a-k — Eleven rectangular metal hairpins with rectangular square clamp head featuring circular cut-out, and rectangular ridges on legs. Back text reads: “JAPAN”.l —Rectangular metal hairpin with square clamp head and ovular cut-outs on legs. Back text reads: “PAT. #2687737…
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- Title
- Set Hairpin
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 1.1 cm
- Description
- Hairpin set consisting of: a-k — Eleven rectangular metal hairpins with rectangular square clamp head featuring circular cut-out, and rectangular ridges on legs. Back text reads: “JAPAN”.l —Rectangular metal hairpin with square clamp head and ovular cut-outs on legs. Back text reads: “PAT. #2687737; VILON”.(h: 0.6 cm x w: 1.3 cm x d: 5.1 cm).
- Subject
- whyte home, hair, style, fashion
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0348 a-l
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- hair; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0118
- Description
- A reddish brown short hair wig. Inside is lined with mesh, pink elastic, and lace. Embroidered on the lace patch is “Christian Dior”. housed in a purple snakeskin patterned cardboard box with “MADE IN FRANCE” and instructions on “AIDS TO THE CARE OF THIS POSTICHE” on the lid.
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- Title
- Wig
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- hair; fabric
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 24.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A reddish brown short hair wig. Inside is lined with mesh, pink elastic, and lace. Embroidered on the lace patch is “Christian Dior”. housed in a purple snakeskin patterned cardboard box with “MADE IN FRANCE” and instructions on “AIDS TO THE CARE OF THIS POSTICHE” on the lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0118
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