HAIRPIN BOX FROM THE STERLING HAIRPIN CO.

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

HAIRPIN BOX FROM THE STERLING HAIRPIN CO.

Entry/Object ID

85.29.1.8

Description

Box - hairpin, The Sterling Pin Co., rectangular, blue with bird design and yellow flowers with red centers , green leaves at edges and sides, top flap has "Hair Pins" in blue letters near bottom edge, front bottom edge reads "c (copyright symbol) 1920 The Sterling Pin Co.", front top has cut away section for flap to insert and to provide easy access to hair pins. HAIRPIN BOX discovered missing in early 1995. Missing or stolen between inventory 1994-1995.

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Search Terms

Toilet Article, Hairpin boxes

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Object Name

Hairpin Boxes