[Lint Remover] Texaco, Red White

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Lint Remover] Texaco, Red White - Logo Side: View of brush back with logo
[Lint Remover] Texaco, Red White - Logo Side

View of brush back with logo

Name/Title

[Lint Remover] Texaco, Red White

Entry/Object ID

2004.14.36

Tags

Lint Remover, Personal Care, Texaco, Plastic, Red

Description

Pocket lint brush/remover, branded to Texaco. Red body and brush, with a while finger strap featuring the Texaco logo. Features: Back consists of red plastic backing with a leather-esque texture, over which is a white gloss plastic finger strap bearing the Texaco logo (Red circle, with an interior white star and red "T" within the star). Additionally, the finger strap also has debossed text at the base that reads: "Brush" inside a right-facing arrow, below which is "PATENT PENDING, MADE IN CANADA". The brush side is made of a red a polyester weave, with all the tiny bristles pointed in the same tilted direction to collect lint off of clothing and other fabric.

Collection

Carol Haggerty Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Personal Care
Branded and Promotional Material

Acquisition

Accession

2004.14

Source or Donor

Carol and Elmer Haggerty, Doris Burak

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Canada

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Brush, Lint

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Brush, Clothes

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Brush, Garment

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Care Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Lint brush dimensions

Height

90 mm

Width

64 mm

Depth

6 mm

Dimension Notes

Dimensions for lint brush alone, not including plastic cover.

Dimension Description

Plastic cover for lint brush

Height

95 mm

Width

70 mm

Depth

8 mm

Material

Plastic, Polyester

Color

Red, White

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 31, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

No marks on the lint brush.

Surface

Clear plastic cover is scuffed and has residue from handling.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

January 27, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 6, 2023