Hand Mirror with Celluloid Handle and Frame
Object Details
- Description
- The “Zylonite 40” inscription on the back of this hand mirror probably refers to the American Zylonite Co., a firm in North Adams, MA., that was established in 1881 by Emil Kipper, a German chemist, and L. L. Brown, an American paper manufacturer.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1884-1890
- ID Number
- 2006.0098.1690
- catalog number
- 2006.0098.1690
- accession number
- 2006.0098
- Object Name
- hand mirror
- Physical Description
- cellulose nitrate (overall material)
- glass (mirror material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 cm x 8.5 cm x .5 cm; 9 1/16 in x 3 3/8 in x 3/16 in
- overall: 9 in x 3 1/4 in x 1/4 in; 22.86 cm x 8.255 cm x .635 cm
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- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Record ID
- nmah_1348351
