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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
BABY TUB
Materials
STEEL, ENAMEL, PAPER
Catalogue Number
P19950055001
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
BABY TUB
Date
1949
Materials
STEEL, ENAMEL, PAPER
No. Pieces
1
Height
15.5
Length
62
Width
41.9
Description
STEEL OVAL TUB BECOMES SLIGHTLY WIDER AT TOP WITH A LEDGE AROUND TOP FOR LIFTING TUB. LIP HAS BLACK TRIM, REST IS WHITE ENAMEL COVERED. ON ONE END OF LEDGE IS A CIRCULAR HOLE THROUGH STEEL. HAS SLIGHTLY INDENTED OVAL BOTTOM. IN CENTRE SIDE HAS RED WITH GREEN TRIM AND WHITE WRITING PAPER SHIELD WITH POINT ON TOP CENTRE. READS "GSW OPAL ENAMELED WARE MADE IN CANADA BY GENERAL STEEL WARES LIMITED". SMALL SPOTS OF CORROSION ON BLACK TRIM. NUMEROUS SMALL CHIPS AND SCRATCHES IN ENAMEL.
Subjects
TOILET ARTICLE
Historical Association
PERSONAL CARE
DOMESTIC
History
WAS PURCHASED IN 1949 IN CALGARY AT SIMPSON SEARS. WAS USED IN FAMILY SINCE 1950 UNTIL 1970.
Catalogue Number
P19950055001
Acquisition Date
1995-10
Collection
Museum
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