Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

Q-TIPS BOX

Date

1934

Materials

PAPER, WOOD, COTTON, CARDBOARD, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

15

Height

1.8

Length

8.6

Width

5.2

Description

1. Q-TIP BOX LID : 1.4CM (HEIGHT) X 8.6CM (LENGTH) X 5.2CM (WIDTH).YELLOWING CARDBOARD LID IS RECTANGULAR WITH BLUE-GREEN PAPER OVER TOP AND FOLDED UNDERNEATH. THIS PAPER HAS PICTURES OF Q-TIPS ON IT AND IN BLUE IS WRITTEN IN VARIOUS PLACES ARE "SAFE AND SANITARY", "Q-TIPS", "THE SWAB FOR 100 USES", "BORIC TIPPED", AND "PAT. U.S. PAT. OFF.". ON ONE SIDE IS STAMPED "53 - 4500" IN BLACK INK. PAPER IS YELLOWING IN MANY PLACES AND HAS TWO ROUND YELLOW STAINS ON THE TOP OF THE BOX. PAPER SEAMS ON CORNERS ARE BEGINNING TO WEAR. 2. Q-TIP BOX BOTTOM: 1.8CM (HEIGHT) X 8.4CM (LENGTH) X 4.8CM (WIDTH). SAME AS LID EXCEPT MEASUREMENTS, THE BOTTOM DOES NOT HAVE THE NUMBER STAMPED INTO THE SIDE, AND THERE IS A PAPER SEAL AROUND BOTTOM. THIS PAPER SEAL IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOX AND WRAPS AROUND THE TOP, TWO SIDES AND IS SLIGHTLY FOLDED AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX WHERE IT IS ATTACHED. THE PAPER IS RIPPED FAIRLY STRAIGHT ALONG THE TOP SIDE OF THE BOX AND READS IN BLUE ALONG THE TOP "BORIC TIPPED Q-TIPS" WITH A PICTURE OF A Q-TIP IN BLUE BELOW IT, AND THEN "TRADE MARK, REG PATENTED U.S. PATENT OFFICE". ON EITHER END OF THIS PAPER READS "60 TIPS" ALSO IN BLUE. THE PAPER IS FOLDED OVER THE "60" ON ONE SIDE. THERE IS ALSO A PLASTIC WRAP THAT HAS BEEN RIPPED OPEN ALONG ABOUT ONE-HALF OF THE BOX. THE PAPER SEAL HAS BEEN RIPPED ALONG ONE SIDE AND IS YELLOWING. 3. DIVIDER: 7.9CM (LENGTH) X 4.6CM (WIDTH). YELLOWING CARDBOARD DIVIDER RESTS ON TOP OF THE BOX OF Q-TIPS. IT SHELTERS THE FIRST LAYER OF TIPS. EDGES ARE WORN AND A CREASE IS FOLDED ACROSS THE DIVIDER. CARDBOARD IS YELLOWING. 4. DIVIDER: SAME AS #3, EXCEPT CARDBOARD IS WHITE AND THERE IS NO LARGE CREASE, BUT HAS A SMALL WRINKLE. 5. Q-TIP: 8.2CM (LENGTH). Q-TIP HAS WOODEN STICK WITH COTTON BATTEN TWISTED AROUND EITHER END OF STICK UNTIL SUFFICIENTLY PADDED TO FACILITATE CLEANING THROUGH A BORIC MOTION. COTTON IS BEGINNING TO COME UNDONE IN SOME AREAS. 6-15 Q-TIP: SAME AS #5.

Subjects

CONTAINER

MERCHANDISING T&E

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

SEE HISTORY OF P19940006001-GA. *UPDATE* IN 2016 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING A PILLOWCASE DONATED BY PAT JOHNSTON. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD AND MEMORIES: NEW DAYTON & DISTRICT 1900-1978. PAT AND BILL JOHNSTON WERE CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDS OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THESE ITEMS, WALTER SINCLAIR PAGE AND HELEN HACKNEY PAGE (NEE WOOD). WALTER SINCLAIR PAGE WAS BORN IN LEEDS, ND AND MOVED TO CANADA IN 1934 WHERE HE SETTLED IN NEW DAYTON, JOINING HIS MOTHER’S BROTHERS CARROL LEE ATKINS AND RALPH ATKINS, WHO HAD SETTLED IN THE AREA IN 1907. IN 1966 THE PAGES MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE FOLLOWING WALTER’S RETIREMENT. WALTER PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 70 ON DECEMBER 28, 1978. HELEN HACKNEY PAGE (NEE WOOD) WAS BORN IN ENFIELD, IL AND WAS MARRIED TO WALTER PAGE IN 1926. HELEN MOVED FROM NEW DAYTON TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1966 AND REMAINED IN LETHBRIDGE UNTIL DECEMBER 1993 WHEN SHE MOVED TO A LONG TERM CARE FACILITY IN CANMORE, AB. HELEN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 91 ON FEBRUARY 2, 1994. WALTER AND HELEN HAD TWO SONS WHO BOTH DIED IN INFANCY. THEIR NAMES AND THEIR DATES OF BIRTH/DEATH ARE UNKNOWN AS NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD AND MEMORIES: NEW DAYTON & DISTRICT 1900-1978. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILES, WHICH INCLUDED 5 ARTIFACTS DONATED BY PAT JOHNSTON. RESEARCH CONDUCTED FOR CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NEXT-OF-KIN WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

Catalogue Number

P19940006008

Acquisition Date

1994-01

Collection

Museum

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