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manicure set

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29766
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.68.32
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.68.32
Description
Cutex Boudoir Manicure Set. 1923. Square, black and brown-coloured, cardboard box, with hinged lid. Upper left corner of lid features circular, seal-shaped label, commerically printed. Interior of the box is discoloured white and stained pink paper. Smaller, rectangular, cardboard boxes hold items inside base of box. Items are packaged in rectangular, black, cardboard boxes, with flap closures or lids; these are also commerically labeled, in white text. Box contains Cake Polish, bottle of paste polish and metal container filled with polish. There is also a bottle of Cuticle Remover and a tube of Nail White with its own box. Also included are an orange stick, metal nail file, three emery sticks and a brush for polish (polish missing). There is also some cotton batting.
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Toilet Articles - - Beauty Supplies
Marks/Labels
"CUTEX / BOUDOIR / MANICURE / SET" printed in black at upper left corner of lid, enclosed in a thin, black circle. "CUTEX / FOR REMOVING SURPLUS / CUTICLE FROM NAILS / WITHOUT CUTTING" printed in white on rectangular, black box. Image of product at the centre of the label. "Northam Warren" printed in white script below image. "CUTEX / CAKE POLISH / (White)" printed in black on white seal shape, at upper left corner of rectangular, black box. "CUTEX / PASTE POLISH / (Pink)" printed in pink on round, jar (?). "CUTEX / NAIL / WHITE" printed in pink on rectangular, black, cardboard box. Image of product at the centre of the label. "Northam Warren" printed in pink script below image.
Measurements
Approx. 15 cm width x 15 cm length
Maker
Northam Warren Company
Country Made
United States of America
Province Made
New York
Site/City Made
New York
Subjects
Toilet Articles
Personal Gear
Images
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shoulder bag

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39826
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.17.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.17.1
Description
The shoulder bag is made of yellow canvas. Part of "A.R.P." (Air Raid Precautions) uniform. Probably not official but adapted by the user. "ARP" "WBW" is stencilled in black on the bag flap. The strap is hand-sewn to bag and the flap is secured by two snap-fastener closures
Object History
The "A.R.P." bag belonged to Harry Cutress who was a volunteer with the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions.
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Personal Gear - - Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Object Term
Bag, Carrying
Subjects
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Personal Gear
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Cutress, Harry Charles
Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
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suitcase

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact85525
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV014.33.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV014.33.1
Description
Regimental suitcase from RCAF during the Second World War. The lid of the case has white text painted on it "VICTORIA / R197821 / MARK T.C. / CANADA / RCAF AFM". The case has a leather handle and two metal locking clasps on the top. The inside of the case is lined with blue fabric and has two small pockets at the back.
Object History
Thomas "Tom" Charles Mark was born in 1923 and grew up in New Westminster where his father operated a Shell gas station at 402 6th St. He went to High School at Oak Bay in Victoria. Mr. Mark joined the Canadian Air Force in World War Two and was a Corpral - Air Frame Mechanic. He met his wife Joan Patricia (Dunne) Mark (1924-1987) in England and married her in 1945 before they returned to Canada. Their son was born in 1947. Mark was an active community volunteer and awarded the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the Year in 1995.
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Personal Gear - - Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Object Term
Case, Traveling
Measurements
w: 50.5 cm h: 35 cm d:15 cm
Subjects
Personal Gear
Wars
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Mark, Thomas "Tom"
Images
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glasses, safety

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39854
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.17.29
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.17.29
Description
Eye protector, plastic or celluloid; stapled across top outer edge is a khaki canvas and on inner edge a strip of white wool? tape; a black tie and snap fastener top are attached at each end of khaki strip; the snap fasten- er bottoms are at each end of the plastic; printed on right, reverse side of strip is "1948", "M.W.S. LTD." "Canada"; received in BV999.17.30
Object History
Item was used by Harry Charles Cutress who was a volunteer with the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions in South Burnaby during the 1940s.
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Personal Gear - - Personal Assistive Artifacts
Object Term
Eyeglasses
Subjects
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Cutress, Harry Charles
Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
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Shaving brush

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact212
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.5.50
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV971.5.50
Description
Handheld shaving brush with a white plastic base and tan bristles. Used for mixing and applying shaving cream.
Object History
This item belonged to George Jeffery served as a Constable on the Burnaby Police Force from 1912 - 1935. His patrolled the large Central Park District on foot, stretching from Boundary to Royal Oak and Marine Drive to Moscrop. Over the coarse of his duties, Constable Jeffery saw the need for recreational activities in the area. He founded the Burnaby Athletic Association which featured a competitive boxing ring and gym. In 1935, when the Burnaby Police became the British Columbia Provincial Police, rather than leave the community he chose to leave the force. George Jeffery then worked at the nearby Oakalla Prison Farm until retiring in 1945.
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Personal Gear - - Personal Assistive Artifacts
Object Term
Brush
Marks/Labels
On the base of the brush "STERILIZED ADGER" "MADE IN" "CANADA" "PEERLESS" "PURE".
Subjects
Toilet Articles
Names
Jeffery, George
Oakalla Prison Farm
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Images
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