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TOOTHBRUSH

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
POLISHING BRUSH
Materials
PLASTIC
Catalogue Number
P19970073050
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
POLISHING BRUSH
Date
1938
Materials
PLASTIC
No. Pieces
1
Height
1.7
Length
16.3
Width
1.7
Description
YELLOW PLASTIC TOOTHBRUSH WITH TAPERED AND TWISTED TRANSLUSCENT HANDLE. WHITE PLASTIC BRISTLES, SLIGHTLY SPLAYED AT SIDES. HANDLE IS CRACKED THROUGHOUT. HANDLE PRINTED WITH "STERILIZED H RUBBERSET'S DOUBLE DUTY TRADE MARK PATENTED 1938 MADE IN CANADA". HOLE THROUGH TIP OF HANDLE. REMNANTS OF POLISH/GREASE IN BRUSH.
Subjects
TOILET ARTICLE
Historical Association
MILITARY
History
DONATED TO LEGION BY UNKNOWN DONOR, THEN TO MUSEUM BY LEGION. HISTORY AND USE UNKNOWN. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOTHBRUSH OR ITS ORIGINAL USE.
Catalogue Number
P19970073050
Acquisition Date
1997-08
Collection
Museum
Images
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