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Back Scratcher

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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
horn
Catalogue Number
103.02.0053
Description
A back scratcher of translucent yellowish horn with brown striations near tip of handle. Long handle curves toward back and twists slightly to the left, other end tapers, then flattens and is shaped into narrow shoulders and is bent at right angles to shoulders. Edge is gently serrated.
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Title
Back Scratcher
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
horn
Dimensions
2.1 x 2.0 x 40.5 cm
Description
A back scratcher of translucent yellowish horn with brown striations near tip of handle. Long handle curves toward back and twists slightly to the left, other end tapers, then flattens and is shaped into narrow shoulders and is bent at right angles to shoulders. Edge is gently serrated.
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.02.0053
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