Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1940

Date Range To

1950

Materials

WOOD, NATURAL BRISTLE

No. Pieces

1

Height

4.0

Length

26.4

Width

7.7

Description

NATURAL BRISTLES MOUNTED ON WOOD BASE (HANDLE). BASE IS ROUNDED AT ONE END, NARROWS IN CENTER, AND COMES TO A SOFT POINT AT OPPOSITE END. WOOD IS A DARK BROWN COLOR. TOP OF BRUSH HAS A SLIGHTLY CONVEX SHAPE. THERE ARE LARGE HOLES BORED INTO TOP OF BRUSH INTO WHICH BRISTLES ARE MOUNTED. MANY OF THE HOLES CONTAIN NO BRISTLES (CONCENTRATED AT ROUNDED END OF BRUSH) AND ALL CONTAIN BROKEN BRISTLES. WOOD IS ROTTING. HAS EXTREME CRACKING AND SPLITTING. BRISTLES ARE EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND FRAGILE. THERE IS SURFACE DIRT THROUGHOUT.

Subjects

MAINTENANCE T&E

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

BELONGED TO DONOR'S PARENTS KICHIZO AND KIMI TAKAGUCHI. USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH P20030063001-4-GA. KICHIZO CAME FROM JAPAN IN 1916, AND KIMI IN 1924, BECAUSE THEY FELT THEY WOULD FARE BETTER IN CANADA. THEY SETTLED IN RAYMOND AND HAD 4 CHILDREN THERE (INCLUDING DONOR). FOR MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO BATHTUB'S HISTORY IN P20030063001.

Catalogue Number

P20030063002

Acquisition Date

2004-03

Collection

Museum

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