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Nail File

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Date

1885-1914

GUSN

GUSN-72518

Description

Ivory; rectangular tapering handle; tapering file

Details

Descriptive Terms

nail files
mother of pearl
steel (alloy)
Mother-of-Pearl
Steel
FILE, NAIL

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.25 x 0.25 x 0.375 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2872

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