Toilet Kit

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Name/Title

Toilet Kit

Entry/Object ID

2015.19.12

Description

Olive green canvas carrying case filled with toiletries. The case consists of four flaps that fold together to create a pouch, that seals closed with black snaps. When closed, the outside portions are stamped with the number P6024" in several places. (One is mistakenly P6924.) When opened, the interior has custom sized pouches and leather straps to hold toiletries. The center portion holds a small toothbrush wrapped in plastic, a tube of Williams Glider brand shaving cream, the head and handle of a metal safety razor (separated), a box of razor blades, a tube of Squib dental cream, and a black box containing a small cake of soap. The side portion holds a mirror, a nail file, a comb, and a styptic pencil in a plastic tube.

Context

Used by Lt. Col. James Alan Partridge during World War II

Acquisition

Accession

2015.19

Source or Donor

Roy, Ruth Partridge

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of James Alan Partridge & Isabel MacLeod Partridge

Made/Created

Date made

1942 - 1945

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Kit, Toilet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Traveling

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Personal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5 in

Width

4 in

Depth

7/8 in

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Partridge, James Alan (1915-2014)

Person or Organization

United States Army Air Corps

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War II