Nail Buffer

2026 condition report

2026 condition report

Name/Title

Nail Buffer

Entry/Object ID

1973.031.001

Description

Celluloid nail buffer with well-used buffer pad

Collection

Personal Effects Collection

Made/Created

Notes

Date: late 1800s

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Buffer, Nail

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Manicure

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Beauty Supplies

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Materials

Material

Ivory Pyralin

Material Notes

Ivory Pyralin was a trade name for a type of early plastic, similar to celluloid, that was popular for decorative vanity items like combs, brushes, and mirrors between 1900 and the 1930s. It was marketed as a less expensive, synthetic substitute for actual ivory and was often marked with the name "Ivory Pyralin," sometimes paired with the "DuBarry" line name