Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1960

Date Range To

1970

Materials

PLASTIC, STEEL, RUBBER, PAPER

No. Pieces

11

Height

7.5

Length

38.5

Width

19.4

Description

.1) CASE. RECTANGULAR WHITE PLASTIC CASE WITH "SUNBEAM SHOE SHINE KIT" LOGO PAINTED IN TOP LEFT CORNER OF LID. CASE HAS BRASS COLORED STEEL BRACKETS AROUND EDGING OF LID AND BASE. INSIDE IS BROWN PLASTIC TRAY WITH MOLDED COMPARTMENTS FOR VARIOUS PIECES. LEFT EDGE OF LID IS CRACKED AND BROKEN. .2) POWER UNIT. 32.5CM X 8.0CM X 4.0CM TWO TONE GREEN MACHINE WITH OLIVE DRAB POWER CORD. "SUNBEAM" AND "SHOE POLISHER" ARE ETCHED INTO SIDE. POWER UNIT HAS MULTIPLE SMALL BLACK POLISH STAINS. .3) BRUSH. 10.0CM (D) X 7.6CM (H) CIRCULAR BRUSH WITH BROWN BRISTLES AROUND GREEN PLASTIC HUB AND STEEL SHAFT. .4) BRUSH. 10.0CM (D) X 7.5CM (H) CIRCULAR BRUSH WITH BLACK BRISTLES AROUND GREEN PLASTIC HUB AND STEEL SHAFT. HUB HAS BLACK POLISH STAINS. .5) BUFFER PAD. 13.0CM (D) X 1.3CM CIRCULAR PAD THAT HAS SOFT LEATHER BACKING AND GREY WOOL MATTING ON FRONT. MATTING IS STAINED WITH GREY/BLACK POLISH. .6) DAUBERS. ONE CLEAR PLASTIC PACKAGE CONTAINING THREE CIRCULAR PADS WITH TINY BRUSH WEAVE. PACKAGE HAS "SUNBEAM SHOE POLISHER DAUBERS" PRINTED ON IT. .7) ADVERTISEMENT CARD. 20.9CM X 18.7CM HEAVY PAPER ADVERTISEMENT WITH COLOR PHOTO IMAGES OF SHOES BEING POLISHED. ACROSS TOP IS "NEW SUNBEAM 2 SPEED SHOE POLISHER DOES ALL 3". .8) INSTRUCTION BOOKLET. 15.5CM X 10. 1 BLUE COVERED BOOKLET WITH BLACK STRING THROUGH HOLE IN TOP LEFT CORNER. COVER READS "SUNBEAM" AND "2 SPEED SHOE POLISHER KEEPS SHOES CLEAN AND BRIGHT AS EASY AS A B C". REVERSE IN FRENCH. .9) SERVICE BROCHURE. 13.9CM X 10.6CM WHITE AND BLUE CHECKED TWO PAGE BROCHURE WITH "SUNBEAM" LOGO AND "APPLIANCE SERVICE COMPANY (CANADA) LIMITED" ON COVER. BROCHURE CONTAINS A LIST OF SERVICE CENTERS IN CANADA. .10) MINI-CATALOG. 15.4CM X 8.4CM PURPLE COVERED "SUNBEAM" CATALOG WITH "THE BEST ELECTRIC APPLANCES MADE" ON FRONT COVER. COVER SHOWS SKETCH OF PEOPLE AT HOUSE PARTY. .11) GUARANTEE REGISTRATION CARD. 14.0CM X 13.4CM HEAVY PAPER CARD WITH BLUE PRINTING ON IT. CARD HAS PERFORATED EDGE AND BOTTOM HALF IS DETACHABLE MAIL-IN CARD WITH "SUNBEAM" ADDRESS ON IT. REGISTRATION CARD NUMBER IS "220" AND "2203-5884" FOR "SHOE POLISHER KIT".

Subjects

CLOTHING-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

SHOE POLISHER KIT WAS PRIMARILY USED BY DONOR'S FATHER, REV. G.G. NAKAYAMA. THE NAKAYAMA FAMILY WAS ORIGINALLY FROM VANCOUVER BUT MOVED TO COALDALE FOLLOWING THE SECOND WORLD WAR WHEN THEY WERE INTERNED AT SLOCAN CITY IN THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. THE DONOR'S FATHER, REV. CANON G.G. NAKAYAMA, WAS AN ANGLICAN MINISTER IN VANCOUVER, AND THEN ESTABLISHED THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION IN COALDALE IN 1945 WHERE HE SERVED UNTIL 1970. SEE RECORD P19970041001 FOR EXPANDED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER HISTORY.

Catalogue Number

P19970041533

Acquisition Date

1997-01

Collection

Museum

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