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DuPont Pyralin travel vanity set

1910 – 1940

Science History Institute

Science History Institute
Philadelphia, United States

Irregularly-shaped wooden box with blue and off-white synthetic coatings; box is secured with two steel snap fasteners; top opens upward and is held upright with a cloth ribbon on the left side; top and bottom of box are lined with peach ruffled fabric; top has strings to keep a rectangular glass mirror in place; bottom has positions for the following Pyralin products: comb, hand-held mirror, brush, two blue rectangular pieces, and three glass jars, two with screw tops and one with a top that sits on top of jar.

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  • Title: DuPont Pyralin travel vanity set
  • Date Created: 1910 – 1940
  • Physical Dimensions: 8.26 cm H x 51.44 cm W x 30.48 cm D (Case closed), 34.93 cm H x 51.44 cm W x 30.48 cm D (Case open)
  • Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
  • External Link: Science History Institute Digital Collections
  • Medium: glass (material), wood (plant material), steel (alloy), celluloid (cellulosic), textile materials
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