Nail Brush Case

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Description:

Long, rectangular, arched-top box with hinged lid at one end, pierced with nine holes arranged into a diamond or lozenge. No marks.

Date Made: 19th centuryca 1880

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: EnglandPlace Used: United States

Subject: Personal Accessories, Personal Hygiene

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Health & Medicine, Domestic Furnishings

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Bequest of Dr. Joseph H. Kler

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.0027.73Catalog Number: 1986.0027.73Accession Number: 1986.0027

Object Name: case, nail brush

Physical Description: Britannia metal (overall material)iron (hinge pin material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 4 in x 1 in; 2.8575 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.54 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-f6e1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_303789

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