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ca. mid-20th century
GUSN-246526
Jewelry cleaning kit. Consists of a box containing a bar of soap; a container of sawdust; a chamois cloth; and a tray. The box itself is made of tin, and is primarily gray in color, with a gold-colored border around the lid. The box has several hooks on each side of the interior. There is a latch closure on the lid.
jewelry
maintenance and cleaning equipment
tin (metal)
sawdust
soap (organic material)
chamois (animal material)
Case, Jewelry
"Shreve Crump + Low Co. / Boston" (Painted)
"[directions for use] / THE GLO-JEWL CO., BALTIMORE, MD." (printed)
Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)
Massachusetts
3 1/4 x 2 5/8 (WxD) (inches)
Gift of Nancy and Lane Goss
2002.3
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
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