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TOOTHPICK

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
TOOTHPICK BOTTLE
Date Range From
1980
Date Range To
1990
Materials
GLASS, PLASTIC, WOOD
Catalogue Number
P19970041040
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
TOOTHPICK BOTTLE
Date Range From
1980
Date Range To
1990
Materials
GLASS, PLASTIC, WOOD
No. Pieces
3
Height
7.3
Diameter
5.2
Description
CONICAL SHAPED CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE WITH BLACK PLASTIC LID. LID HAS THREADED NOZZLE AND TWELVE SIDES. BOTTLE CONTAINS 70 TOOTHPICKS. RAISED ON BOTTOM OF BOTTLE IS "A", "3" AND DIAMOND SHAPE WITH "D" INSIDE.
Subjects
TOILET ARTICLE
Historical Association
DOMESTIC
History
TOOTHPICK BOTTLE WAS A HOUSEHOLD ITEM USED BY THE NAKAYAMA FAMILY AT COALDALE. REV. G.G. NAKAYAMA AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO COALDALE IN 1945 AFTER BEING RELOCATED FROM VANCOUVER IN 1942 TO SLOCAN CITY IN THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. AT COALDALE HE FOUNDED THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION WHERE HE WAS RECTOR FROM 1945 TO 1970. BOTTLE IS MENTIONED IN DONOR'S BOOK "OBASAN". SEE RECORD P19970041001 FOR EXPANDED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER HISTORY.
Catalogue Number
P19970041040
Acquisition Date
1997-01
Collection
Museum
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