Set, Shaving mug and brush

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Set, Shaving mug and brush

Entry/Object ID

1.06.118 a,b

Description

Biermann Shaving Mug. (a) Mug. Material: ceramic. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 4 1/8" L. x 3 3/4" H. Description: white china; blue cloud-like pattern on one side provides back ground for black, white shadowed lettering: "W.M. Biermann"; cup handle extends from one side; straight sided mug with decorative designed base; stamped on bottom: "Minneapolis, etc." and VP L. France" . (b) Brush. Material: bristle and celluloid. Size: 1 1/4" diameter x 4" L. Description: ivory colored celluloid tooled knob; natural colored bristles extend from knob; stamped on knob top: "Klenzo B 985 USA Sterilized Badger Cased 250".

Context

May be the personal shaving mug and lather brush of William Bierman donated to the museum by descendants Dorothy Bierman Kirby and Louise Bierman Salfeety when they visited the Waseca County Museum in 1975 as noted in a letter from Clara Bierman to Marguerite and Luella Herbst. See Archive 75.13.1.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Set, Shaving mug and brush

Class

Toilet Article

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

NR2007; NR2011;

Create Date

April 18, 2006

Update Date

July 25, 2025