manicure set
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29766
- 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
