Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BRUSH SET

Date Range From

1900

Date Range To

1910

Materials

LEATHER, WOOD, BRISTLE (UNKNOWN MATERIAL)

No. Pieces

5

Height

4.4

Length

21.0

Width

15.3

Description

1. CASE - ABOVE DIMENSIONS. BLACK LEATHER. OUTSIDE OF CASE HAS A CORRUGATED TEXTURE. HORIZONTAL FLAPS AT TOP AND BOTTOM OVERLAP AND CLOSE THE CASE WITH A SMALL BLACK BUTTON. UNDERNEATH THESE OUTER FLAPS THERE IS A FLAP ON LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDE WHICH ALSO OVERLAP TO CLOSE. THE LEATHER ON INSIDE OF CASE IS GENERALLY SMOOTH. THREE LARGE LOOPS OF CORRUGATED BLACK LEATHER ARE ATTACHED TO CENTER OF CASE AND THERE IS ONE SMALLER LOOP ON TOP AND BOTTOM FLAPS. 2. BRUSHES - 3.0CM(H) X 12.4CM(L) X 5.9CM(W). TWO IDENTICAL BRUSHES ARE KEPT WITHIN TWO LOOPS OF THE CASE. BRUSHES ARE OVAL IN SHAPE, AND HELD IN THE PALM OF THE HAND (NO HANDLES). TOP OF EACH BRUSH IS WOOD WITH REMNANTS OF BLACK ON IT. STAMPED INTO THE WOOD IS "HH & W" ON ONE SIDE AND "SOLID BACK STERILIZED JAPAN" ON THE OTHER. BRISTLES OF BOTH BRUSHES ARE YELLOWED. 3. TOOTHBRUSH - 1.5CM(H) X 15.8CM(L) X 1.1CM(W). HANDLE OF TOOTHBRUSH IS EBONY (BLACK IN COLOUR). STAMPED INTO HANDLE IS "REAL EBONY TRADE MARK EXTRA-FINE". BRISTLES OF TOOTHBRUSH ARE FORMED INTO A CONCAVE SHAPE. BRISTLES ARE YELLOWED AND STAINED WITH BLACK (SHOE POLISH?). HAS A BLACK PLASTIC COVER THAT GOES OVER BRISTLES. IS TRIANGULAR IN SHAPE AND HAS DIAMONDS AND CIRCLE SHAPES CUT OUT OF IT.

Subjects

CLOTHING-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

BELONGED TO DANIEL MICHAEL OAKLAND. WHEN DANIEL PASSED AWAY ITEMS WERE GIVEN TO DANIEL'S DAUGHTER (MABEL), AND THEN TO HER SON (DONOR). DONOR'S MOTHER CAME TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1942/43 (SEE P20000022001-GA FOR ADDITIONAL HISTORY). DONOR DOES NOT SUSPECT USE OF KIT IN LETHBRIDGE. DANIEL MICHAEL OAKLAND WAS BORN IN APRIL 1869 IN JACKSON COUNTY, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.. WHEN DANIEL WAS ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD HIS FAMILY DECIDED TO MOVE WEST WHERE THERE WAS STILL LAND AVAILABLE FOR HOMESTEADING, AND OVER THE NEXT 8 YEARS THEY SLOWLY MOVED WESTWARD. IN 1882 THEY ARRIVED IN THE DAKOTA TERRITORIES AND HOMESTEADED THERE. DANIEL LIVED WITH HIS PARENTS UNTIL HE WAS 26, AND IN THE INTERIM MET AND MARRIED INGEBORG IVERSDATTER SKAUG. DANIEL AND INGEBORG HOMESTEADED IN NORTH DAKOTA. THEY MOVED AROUND TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STATES, INCLUDING OREGON, WASHINGTON, AND IDAHO. IN 1911 DANIEL AND HIS OLDEST SON IGNATIUS CAME TO CANADA TO LOOK FOR LAND TO HOMESTEAD. THEY FILED ON HOMESTEADS IN SASKATCHEWAN, JUST SOUTH OF THE PRESENT DAY VILLAGE OF CLIMAX. IN THE SPRING OF 1912, DANIEL AND HIS BROTHER RETURNED TO NORTH DAKOTA TO RETURN WITH ITEMS WHICH THEY NEEDED ON THEIR HOMESTEADS IN SASKATCHEWAN. DANIEL'S FAMILY WOULD JOIN HIM IN SASKATCHEWAN IN 1913. IN THE SPRING OF 1920 DANIEL MICHAEL'S BODY WAS FOUND A COUPLE MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHAUNAVON, SASKATCHEWAN. THE EXACT CAUSE OF HIS DEATH WAS UNSURE, BUT IT WAS KNOWN THAT HE HAD A HEART CONDITION. (SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR ADDITIONAL HISTORY). *UPDATE* IN 2018 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A COLLECTIONS SURVEY, WHICH INCLUDED A NUMBER OF ARTIFACTS DONATED BY ALLAN ULRICKSON. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, PUNDYK CONNECTED WITH THE DONOR’S SON, PAUL ULRICKSON. THESE ARTIFACTS WERE NOT RECOGNIZED AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED. ATTACHED TO THE PERMANENT FILE IS THE DONOR'S OBITUARY AS IT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM THAT SOURCE. ALLAN ULRICKSON WAS BORN ON APRIL 14, 1932. HE LATER ATTENDED SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE, AND LATER WORKED FOR THE ALBERTA PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AS A TECHNOLOGIST. HIS WIFE WAS TERESA ULRICKSON AND THEIR CHILDREN WERE ALEX AND PAUL. HE PASSED AWAY IN LETHBRIDGE ON JANUARY 18, 2016 AT THE AGE OF 83 YEARS. PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE OBITUARY HARD COPY.

Catalogue Number

P20000022002

Acquisition Date

2000-08

Collection

Museum

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