B1_008416 Leichner Spirit Gum Substitute

Item Reference: 008416
Category: Personal Accessories (Gents)
Format: Artefact
Description: Leichner spirit gum substitute in glass jar labelled ‘No. 1065’, Label states, ‘This is a rosin solution for fastening moustaches and beards’, ‘Made by L. Leichner (London) Ltd., 32 Acre Lane, S.W.2’. Jar still contains a solidified amber substance.
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Screw-top glass jar showing front part of label
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Screw top glass jar, showing back of label
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B1_008418 Shaving Cream Container

Category: Personal Accessories (Gents)
Format: Artefact
Description: Wilkinson Sword 75ml shaving cream container, ‘Lather in a Pump Pack’. Pale blue, with instructions on the back and bar code. Bar codes became widely adopted in the UK in the 1980s, while pump packs were introduced in the 2010s
Date: 2010s
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Shaving cream canister, front view
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Shaving cream cannister, back view
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Shaving cream cannister, close-up of front
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B1_008407 Slidaway Brush

Item Reference: 008407
Category: Personal Accessories (Gents)
Format: Artefact
Description: Twinco Slidaway Brush marked ‘Made in England’, ‘Overseas Patent Pending’, ‘U.S.A. Patent No. 27740??’. Seven rows of rotating bristles set in channels on the two long sides of a black plastic case which has slide-out lid. Gold labelled ‘Rye Arc Limited’
Date: c. 1950s
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Links: Museum of Design in Plastics website

Fold-up hairbrush, shown in its box
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Fold-up hairbrush, shown with bristles raised
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Fold-up hairbrush, side view of bristles
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Box for fold-up hairbrush
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D61_006978 HMSO Notebook

Item Reference: 006978
Category: Stationery
Format: Artefact
Description: Mass-produced 80-page notebook, with staple fastening, supplied by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, for use in the public/civil service. The notebook features ruled pages and a brown card paper cover. It has not been used. S.O. Book 609, HMSO Code 28-609. 6″x8″
Date: 1972, 1975
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front of HMSO notebook
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back of notebook
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middle page of notebook
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