Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

MILITARY ISSUE

Date Range From

1914

Date Range To

1918

Materials

STEEL, GLASS

No. Pieces

1

Length

9.6

Width

4.8

Description

DARK BROWN COLORATION, FOLDING FACE COVER. UPDATE 22 NOVEMBER 2012: THIS OBJECT WAS FOUND TO BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY ITS PROXIMITY TO CELLULOSE NITRATE TOOTHBRUSH (P19970073050) IN THE LATE SUMMER OF 2012. IT AND A HANDFUL OF OTHER OBJECTS SUFFERED CORROSION AS THE RESULT OF THE TOOTHBRUSH’S OFF GASSING OF NITRIC ACID. THE DETERMINATION OF A CAUSE OF THE CORROSION AND THE SUBSEQUENT TREATMENT OF AFFECTED OBJECTS WAS ASSISTED BY AN AUTHORITY AT THE CANADIAN CONSERVATION INSTITUTE IN OTTAWA. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE OBJECTS’ TREATMENT, THE OBJECTS AFFECTED AND PRE & POST-TREATMENT PHOTOS, PLEASE SEE THIS OBJECT’S PERMANENT FILE.

Subjects

PERSONAL GEAR

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

MILITARY ISSUE FIELD SHAVING MIRROR FROM W.W.I PERIOD. PROBABLY CANADIAN. *UPDATE* IN 2012 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT DAVID SMITH CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. HE WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NEXT OF KIN TO KATE MACINTOSH.

Catalogue Number

P19640623000

Acquisition Date

1964-08

Collection

Museum

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