Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1890

Date Range To

1900

Materials

WOOD, IRON, BRASS WIRE

No. Pieces

1

Length

15.9

Width

5.1

Diameter

1.3

Description

WOODEN HANDLES CHARRED. IRON CLAMP-TYPE TONG. "DUKE" STAMPED ON TONG. BRASS WIRE WRAPPED AROUND ONE HANDLE, AS MEANS OF REPAIR. END OF IRON CHARRED.

Subjects

TOILET ARTICLE

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

REF: MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOG 1894. NOTE WRITTEN ON GIFT AGREEMENT (DATED 23 AUGUST 1967) STATES, "THE CURLING TONGS WERE [MRS. JOHN CASSIDY'S] AS WELL. THESE ITEMS (DOLL AND CURLING IRON) ARE TO BE PLACED IN THE COALDALE ROOM AND MARKED MRS. JOHN CASSIDY CHIN." *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A COLLECTION AUDIT, WHICH INCLUDED THIS CURLING IRON. RESEARCH CONDUCTED INTO THE DONOR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS UNCOVERED.

Catalogue Number

P19672824000

Acquisition Date

1967-08

Collection

Museum

Less detail