Material Type

Artifact

Date

1951

Materials

METAL (ENAMEL)

No. Pieces

2

Height

26.5

Diameter

25.2

Description

1) CONTAINER: CYLINDER (20.5 CM HEIGHT; 23.2 CM DIAMETER; 73.5 CM CIRCUMFERENCE). WHITE ENAMEL WITH BLACK RIM. ATTACHED TO THE PAIL IS A METAL HANDLE WITH A BLACK WOOD HAND GRIP. THE PAIL IS FLAT ON BOTTOM AND IS SLIGHTLY ROUNDED WITH A TRUMPET-SHAPED MOUTH. 2) LID: CIRCULAR AND CONCAVED. (6.0 CM HEIGHT; 79.5 CM CIRCUMFERENCE). WHITE ENAMEL WITH BLACK AROUND THE RIM. ON TOP IS A RECTANGULAR HANDLE PAINTED BLACK.

Subjects

MAINTENANCE T&E

CONTAINER

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

DIAPER PAIL WAS PURCHASED IN 1951 TO USE FOR SOILED DIAPERS. AT THE TIME, DONOR LIVED ON A FARM OUTSIDE LETHBRIDGE. *** INFORMATION BELOW PROVIDED BY DONOR AT THE REQUEST OF THE GALT IN 2010. “USED BEFORE DISPOSABLE DIAPERS. SOILED DIAPERS PLACED IN PAIL UNTIL WASH.” ***

Catalogue Number

P20000019001

Acquisition Date

2000-08

Collection

Museum

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