Beauty Tools with instructions 'The Dorothy Gray Patter', c. 1930s

Object/Artifact

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Beauty Tools with instructions 'The Dorothy Gray Patter', c. 1930s

Entry/Object ID

2001.175.8

Description

ACC. NO. 01.175.8 A, B, C, D SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1930's OBJECT: BEAUTY TOOL DESCRIPTION: INSTRUCTION SHEETS AND BOX (CIRCULAR SHAPED DISK WITH ATTACHED HANDLE) OF GREY-COLORED COMPOSITION. HANDLE HAS EMBOSSED CAPTION, "THE DOROTHY GRAY PATTER." TOOLS CONSIST OF 2 INSTRUCTION SHEETS IN THEIR ORIGINAL BOX. ORIGINAL BOX HAS PAPER LID, "THE PATTER, DOROTHY GRAY," IN WHITE- AND BLUE-COLORED TYPE ON AN OFF-WHITECOLORED BACKGROUND. SIZE: BOX: L 2" X W 8-3/4" HISTORY OF OBJECTS: BEAUTY TOOLS FOR RESTORING COLOR AND TONE TO SKIN. INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN KIT. PROPERTY OF THE LATE CAROL HECHE. DONOR: ESTATE OF CAROL HECHE CATALOGED: NOVEMBER 3, 2001