Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1890

Date Range To

1900

Materials

STEEL, WOOD, BRASS

No. Pieces

1

Length

19.7

Diameter

1.3

Description

WOODEN HANDLE, CLAMP-TYPE CURLING TONG. TINY PLASTIC RING ON HANDLE TO DAMPEN HEAT. WOODEN HANDLE PAINTED BLACK; END QUITE CHARRED AND SLIGHTLY CORRODED.

Subjects

TOILET ARTICLE

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

HEATED ON STOVE. REF: MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOG 1894. *UPDATE* THIS ARTIFACT WAS REVIEWED AS PART OF A 2018 COLLECTIONS SURVEY CONDUCTED BY COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK. RECORDS OF THE DONOR, MRS. D. MCGREGOR, COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IN REFERENCE TO THE ARCHIVAL RESOURCES UTILIZED DURING THE SURVEY RESEARCH (LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARCHIVES, REGIONAL GRAVESITE DATABASES, GALT ARCHIVES, HENDERSON DIRECTORIES, ETC.).

Catalogue Number

P19738739000

Acquisition Date

1973-02

Collection

Museum

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