- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- ivory?; metal, steel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0005
- Description
- A manicure knife with a simple ivory, possibly celluloid, handle and a wide short metal blade. The blade is notched along one edge and sharp on the other. The two edges flatten to become double edged at a blunt point. The handle is marked with “Parisian Ivory Loomen France”, with the words in a …
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- ivory?; metal, steel
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 1.1 x 14.9 cm
- Description
- A manicure knife with a simple ivory, possibly celluloid, handle and a wide short metal blade. The blade is notched along one edge and sharp on the other. The two edges flatten to become double edged at a blunt point. The handle is marked with “Parisian Ivory Loomen France”, with the words in a single column, and a trademark.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0005
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