Color: Blue, silver
A nail file, part of a 12-piece blue enamel dresser set, ca. 1920s. There is a 3 3/4" long handle with sterling silver rim and a blue enamel top and underside, which have a radial-line design emanating from a center point and forming horizontal lines toward the end of the handle. The file is of a metal that has turned yellow and has the filing pads, followed by the pointed end. A maker's mark with an engraved "F & B" and "STERLING" are on the outside surface of the handle toward the inner end. In good condition, the artifact has tarnishing; fading of the silver on the handle; and a bent tip.
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Manicuring
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Three-dimensional, Nail files, Beauty, Personal, Nails--Care and hygiene
