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Jewelry drier, cleaner and polisher

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GUSN

GUSN-9404

Description

Part of a jewelry-cleaning kit. Cardboard box with inscription, filled with sawdust. Box has a filter in the middle. Drier, cleaner and polisher is inside a rectangular, beige silk-covered cardboard box (1996.7A); kit also contains small cleaning brush (1996.7B) and jewelry soap (1996.7C)

Details

Descriptive Terms

kits (sets)
KIT, JEWELRY-CLEANING

Inscription

Stamped on top of box: ""DENNISON'S/ Jewelry Drier/Cleaner/and Polisher""

Maker

Dennison Mfg. Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Credit Line

Gift of Lane W. Goss

Accession Number

1996.7D

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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