Colgate Shaving Stick Tin

Object/Artifact

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West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

Colgate Shaving Stick Tin

Entry/Object ID

KK.0361

Description

Small metal canister held shaving soap, lid is missing.

Collection

Household Goods

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Kenny King

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Colgate & Co.

Date made

circa 1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Embossing

Location

front of can

Transcription

COLGATE & CO. SHAVING STICK NEW YORK U.S.A.

Dimensions

Height

2-1/8 in

Width

1-3/4 in

Depth

1-3/16 in

Dimension Notes

dimensions are of can in current state, not original

Material

Tin

Location

Location

Box

Blair Box #5

Shelf

Unit A: Shelf 5

Room

Artifact Storage Room

Category

Storage

Date

July 20, 2021

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Location

Blair Area: Whites Trace Branch

Region

Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast, Blair Area

Continent

North America

Web Links and URLs

Similar artifact at National Museum of American History

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find