Item Reference: 008245
Category: Personal Accessories (Cosmetics)
Format: Artefact
Description: Brown plastic powder compact in original packaging. The box reads ‘Corn Silk Translucent Pressed Face Powder Original Satin Natural Walnut Formula BN97G4A Distributed by Chattem (UK) Ltd Basingstoke UK 0304120 10G’
Date: c. 1990s
Further Information: The company was founded in Thattanooga, Tennessee, USA in 1879 and began producing Corn Silk in 1996
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Item Reference: 008246
Category: Personal Accessories (Cosmetics)
Format: Artefact
Description: Vintage Vogue loose powder compact, gold gilt with enamelled decorative design featuring Persian dragons
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Item Reference: 008247
Category: Personal Accessories (Cosmetics)
Format: Artefact
Description: Kinu body lotion, plastic bottle.
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Further Information: ‘Kinu’ is the Japanese word for silk. This seems to be produced in Australia and can be imported from there or the United States
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Item Reference: 008248
Category: Personal Accessories (Cosmetics)
Format: Artefact
Description: Powder compact, plastic, in original packaging which reads, ‘Teint Majeur Creme poudree Lancome Paris Vrai beige 10’, 2ml
Date: 1980s
Further Information: Produced in the 1980s and advertised in 1988
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Item Reference: 008249
Category: Personal Accessories (Cosmetics)
Format: Artefact
Description: Hand and body lotion bottle, plastic, labelled ‘Banff Ptarmigan Inn a Canadian Heritage Resort’ This item would have been for the benefit of hotel guests
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Item Reference: 008250
Category: Personal Accessories (Cosmetics)
Format: Artefact
Description: Body lotion bottle, labelled ‘Basic Earth Body Lotion’. Basic Earth is a company providing products for hotel guests
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Item Reference: 008251
Category: Personal Accessories (Cosmetics)
Format: Artefact
Description: Body lotion bottle, plastic, in original packaging, labelled ‘Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil Body Lotion’ The company was founded in 1971 and discontinued trading in 2018. At the bottom of the box reads ‘distributed by Crabtree & Evelyn Ltd, 1990.’
Date: 1990
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Item Reference: 008252
Category: Personal Accessories (Cosmetics)
Format: Artefact
Description: Glass perfume bottle, in original packaging, labelled ‘Miss Dior Christian Dior Eau de Toilette vaporisateur’ 100ml.
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Item Reference: 008253
Category: Personal Accessories (Cosmetics)
Format: Artefact
Description: Glass perfume bottle with a gold top and tied with a maroon bow, in original packaging which reads, ‘Parfum de Toilette Helen Courtenay Ltd.’ 8.5 grammes.
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Item Reference: 008254
Category: Personal Accessories (Cosmetics)
Format: Artefact
Description: White plastic jar, in original packaging which reads, ‘Pond’s Cold Cream Cleanser Deep Cleansing Action for all skin types’. 100 ml. Includes instructions for use and a sticker which reads ‘Superdrug £2.65p’
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Further Information: This continues to be marketed in similar but different containers and in differently described amounts
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