Tag: 1930-1940

Item Reference: 008069
Category: Personal Accessories (Gents)
Format: Artefact
Description: Gillette safety razor kit, including razor blades, in black cardboard box
Date: 1930s
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Item Reference: 008129
Category: Personal Accessories (Gents)
Format: Artefact
Description: Gents hair clippers, silver metal, possibly stainless steel, 130mm long.
Date: 1935
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Item Reference: 008275
Category: Personal Accessories (Ladies Hair)
Format: Artefact
Description: 1 x metal curling tongs with two wooden handles, ‘The 400 and patent apld’ is stamped on the metal. Spring hinged action, 200mm overall length; 1 x mini metal curling tongs ‘Rola and pat and reg don app for’ stamped on single spring-hinged mechanism, 135mm long; 1 x single barreled ‘vintage hair tong roller grip curler’ with removable end, ‘Patent applied for, Made in England’ and ‘Use only genuine Kirby grips’ stamped on barrel, 165mm long.
Date: 1920s/30s
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Item Reference: 008283
Category: Personal Accessories (Ladies Hair)
Format: Artefact
Description: Wooden drum 65mm long, 28mm diameter. Contains 3 x 50mm and 1 x 40mm metal hair grips, 3 x 50mm hat pins, 26 shorter pins of varying lengths – all with plastic knobs at end. 2 needles.
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Item Reference: 008285
Category: Personal Accessories (Ladies Hair)
Format: Artefact
Description: 5 metal curling tongs. 1 x Metal with wooden handles. Total length 280mm. Two prongs that fit into grooves in metal back. 1 x Metal, single, slightly bent curling prong. Total length 270mm. Handle tips 40mm apart when closed. 1 x Light metal, single curling prong. Total length 270mm. Handle tips 450mm apart when closed. 1 x Metal single curling prong. Total length 280mm. Handle tips 40mm apart when closed. 1 x Metal single curling prong. Total length 280mm. Handle tips 20mm apart when closed.
Date: 1920s/30s
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Item Reference: 008291
Category: Personal Accessories (Ladies Hair)
Format: Artefact
Description: Blue and cream hand crocheted heart shaped ‘hair tidies’, 90 x 140mm. Each with four blue cotton pom poms attached. Accompanying envelope states, ‘These used to hang on dressing tables to collect hair combings?’
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Item Reference: 008294
Category: Personal Accessories (Ladies Hair)
Format: Artefact
Description: One hatpin 90mm long with large gold and ‘diamante’ end.
Date: 1930s/40s
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Item Reference: 008611
Category: Personal Accessories (Ladies Hair)
Format: Artefact
Description: Scissor grip shaped for right handed use. Cutting blades 30mm wide. No markings
Date: 1930s/40s
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Item Reference: 008011
Category: Personal Accessories (Gents)
Format: Artefact
Description: 2 Men’s collar clips, silver metal
Date: 1930s
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Item Reference: 008039
Category: Personal Accessories (Gents)
Format: Artefact
Description: Single bladed penknife with brown body, imitation horn with metal ends, possibly silver-plated, 9cm when folded
Date: 1930s
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