Manicure set
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and plastic
Measurements
20 mm (min. length); 80 mm (max. length)
Place of origin
Germany
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Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 662723
Summary
A manicure set inside a pale yellow plastic tube with Japanese-style decoration, depicting butterflies and bunches of grapes in black. It has a screw cap of the same material. Inside is a small pair of scissors, a sharp blade, a cuticle tool and a nail file. Each tool fits into a hole at the bottom end of the tube so that the tube acts as a handle. Total number of items is 6.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs K. Blockley in August 1976.