MANICURE SET with CASE

CH1984.168.a-d

Manicure set with 6 items and case.
[.a] CASE. Black wooden case of cardboard, velvet and satin to hold manicure utensils.
[.b] NAIL FILE. Silver and steel, makers name indecipherable. (anchor)/ (lion)/ d - Birmingham 1903.
[.c] CUTICAL KNIFE. Silver and steel. '(BP/DC)/ (anchor)/ (lion)/ n' - Birmingham, 1912. this is not an original piece in the set.
[.d] TWEEZERS. Silver and steel, makers initials 'E.S.P' then as for [.b].
[.e] SCISSORS. (E.S.P.)/ (anchor)/ (lion)/ f ' - Birmingham, 1905
[.f] NAIL BRUSH. (E.S.P.)/ (anchor)/ (lion)/ d ' - Birmingham, 1903
[.g] COSMETIC POT. (E.S.P.)/ (anchor)/ (lion)/ f ' - Birmingham, 1905

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1984.168.a-d
Accession Date: 10 Oct 1984

Material

Silver/Metal0 - Whole
Steel/Metal0 - Whole
Bone/Skeletal0 - Whole
Glass/Glassg - COSMETIC POT
Nylon/Textile0 - Whole
Wood/Wooda - CASE
Cardboard/Papera - CASE
Velvet/Textilea - CASE
Satin/Textilea - CASE

Measurement

length220mm
width170mm
length130mm
length115mm
length125mm
length120mm
length95mm
height35mm

 


 

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