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LicenseWooden toilet case, containing 19 implements, French
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Wooden toilet case, containing 19 implements, French
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wooden toilet case, containing 19 implements, French, early 19th century
This wooden case contains nineteen instruments intended for use in personal hygiene, grooming and shaving. These include razors, a strop to sharpen the razors, a toothbrush, tweezers and a toothpick. The case also contains forks, spoons, corkscrews and a pen knife.
The documentation for this object states that Napoleon I (1769-1821), Emperor of France between 1804 and 1814, gave cases like this to the generals of his army.
Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A642904
- Materials:
- case, wood, case, brass and sheath, leather
- Measurements:
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overall: 300 mm 80 mm, .9kg
open to 90 degrees: 335 mm x 83 mm x 322 mm, .9 kg
closed: 74 mm x 83 mm x 83 mm, .9 kg
- type:
- toilet case
