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OBJECT TYPE: AIRLINE/PASSENGER SERVICES
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0577.001

MANUFACTURER: County Perfumery Canada Ltd.
MODEL: Brylcreem
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal tube/ synthetic cap

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Toilet article
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: County
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Never used
Canada: Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) was formed by the Canadian National Railways. They launched their first flight on September 1, 1937, between Vancouver and Seattle. Throughout the next 25 years, TCA became Canada's national airline, and on January 1, 1965, TCA changed their name to Air Canada.
Function: Given to passenger of Trans Canada Air Lines as a complimentary toiletry case.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Print on tube reads: "Brylcreem/ A PERFECT/ HAIR DRESSING/ ABSOLUTELY FREE/ FROM GUM./ IT IMPARTS A/ SPLENDID GLOSS/ TO THE HAIR./ IT FIXES IT IN ANY/ DESIRED POSITION./ IT NEVER "FLAKES"/ THE HAIR./ County Perfumery (Canada)/ Limited/ Toronto, Canada"/ Other side of tube reads: "Brylcreem/ FIXATEUR PARFAIT/ POUR LES CHEVEUX/ FIXATIF PARFAIT/ SANS COMME/ DONNANT AUX CHEVEUX/ UN LUSTRE BRILLANT/ ET SOYEUX/ LES FIXANT EN TOUS/ SENS SANS LES/ TRNIR DE PELLICULES/ BLANCHATRES/ County Perfumery (Canada)/ Limited/ Toronto, Canada"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: White meal tube, painted white with black and red print/ black plastic cap
Decoration: N/A

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County Perfumery Canada Ltd., Cosmetic, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0577, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2003.0577.001/

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