Name/Title
Pyralin Celluloid Glove Stretcher, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
2021.38.11Description
Acc. No. 21.38.11
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda; accessories
Date or Period: 1920s
Object: Glove stretcher
Description: A pale celluloid spring-operated tool with flared handles and rounded tips, with incised brand name 'Ivory Pyralin - Du Barry' picked out in gold. Faint lines are visible, intending to make the object look like ivory.
Size: L 8”
History of Object: Celluloid glove stretcher owned by Alice May Nachbar of 2042 Pacific Avenue. Celluloid was in use from the 19th century to the 1940s, often called 'French Ivory', or Pyralin.
Acquired from:
Tony Avanzino / Avanzino-Winslow-Nachbar estate
Catalog Date: 5/2/2021