Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

TRAVEL KIT

Date Range From

1950

Date Range To

1960

Materials

LEATHER, PLASTIC, STEEL

No. Pieces

15

Height

3.7

Length

20.2

Width

13.7

Description

.1) CASE. BLACK LEATHERETTE COVERED CASE WITH BRASS ZIPPER ALONG EDGE. CASE FOLDS OPEN LIKE A BOOK AND HAS LEATHERETTE BANDED SLOTS TO HOLD ITEMS AND ONE POUCH ON RIGHT SIDE. BOTTOM LEFT HAND STRAP ON LEFT SIDE HAS "MADE IN WEST GERMANY" EMBOSSED ON IT IN GOLD COLORING. .2) TOOTHBRUSH/COMB CASE. 16.6CM X 3.0CM X 3.1CM CLEAR PLASTIC RECTANGULAR CASE WITH STEEL LID. .3) SOAP DISH. 2.9CM X 8.3CM X 5.6CM CLEAR PLASTIC RECTANGULAR SOAP DISH WITH STEEL LID. .4) TOOTHBRUSH. 15.4CM X 1.1CM X 1.5CM WHITE PLASTIC TOOTHBRUSH WITH "TAIWAN" RAISED ON END OF HANDLE. BRISTLES ARE SLIGHTLY FLATTENED AT END. .5) COMB. 13.1CM X 2.3CM X 0.4CM SEMI-TRANSPARENT RED COMB WITH TAPERED END. JAPAN AIR LINES AND CIRCULAR LOGO WITH A CRANE ON IT ARE EMBOSSED ON HANDLE. LARGE END TOOTH OF COMB IS BROKEN OFF AND MISSING. ONE OTHER TOOTH IS BROKEN OFF. .6) SOAP. 5.1CM X 3.1CM X 0.8CM WHITE RECTANGULAR BAR OF SOAP WITH ROUNDED CORNERS. "COLGATE" IS ETCHED INTO SURFACE. ETCHED INTO BACK SIDE IS "COLGATE-PALMOLIVE LIMITED". .7) TOOTHPASTE. 7.0CM X 1.8CM X 1.3CM TUBE OF TOOTHPASTE. TUBE IS BLUE AND WHITE WITH "ANTI-CARIE" AND "SPECIAL FLUOR" PRINTED ON IT IN RED LETTERING. .8) SHAMPOO BOTTLE. 7.2CM X 3.0CM CYLINDRICAL BOTTLE WITH CAP THAT HAS FLUTED EDGES. EMBOSSED ON SIDE OF BOTTLE IS "HYATT" AND "FRENCH FORMULA SHAMPOO WITH OIL OF MINK". .9) MIRROR. 8.0CM X 6.0CM RECTANGULAR GLASS MIRROR. .10) CUTICLE KNIFE. 8.4CM X 0.9CM BLACK PLASTIC KNIFE WITH POINTED TIP. .11) NAIL FILE. 9.0CM X 1.2CM STAINLESS STEEL NAIL FILE WITH POINTED TIP AND "SPECIAL TRIPLE CUT GERMANY" ETCHED INTO ONE SIDE. .12) TWEEZERS. 7.9CM X 0.8CM STAINLESS STEEL TWEEZERS. "GERMANY" IS STAMPED ON BOTH SIDES OF HANDLE. .13) SCISSORS. 10.4CM X 4.7CM STAINLESS STEEL SCISSORS. ROUNDED TIPS. "MBL" LOGO IS STAMPED INTO BOLSTER ALONG WITH "GERMANY".

Subjects

TOILET ARTICLE

Historical Association

PERSONAL CARE

History

TRAVEL KIT BELONGED TO DONOR'S FATHER, REV. G.G. NAKAYAMA, WHO WAS AN ANGLICAN PRIEST WHO TRAVELLED EXTENSIVELY AS A MISSIONARY AND SPEAKER FOR THE JAPANESE ANGLICAN COMMUNITY. 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

P19970041640

Acquisition Date

1997-01

Collection

Museum

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