NAIL CUTTER, LIPFERT
The nail-cutting set came from the Lipfert home, 270 York St, Subiaco, where the family lived from 1910-89. It is made of silver metal.The cutter consists of 3 pieces of metal. The 2 lower pieces are joined at a hinge at one end, and at the other end the metal is concave in shape and sharpened to cut nails when the 2 pieces of metal are forced together. This happens when the 3rd, and upper piece of metal is pushed down and acts as a lever to depress the lower 2 pieces together. This upper piece is pointed at its free end to act as a nail cleaner, and its lower surface is corrugated to form a file. The pointed end can be slipped under a metal loop when cutter is not in use.
(1990.259.2 was donated with 1990.259.2 - see image)
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Manicure item of the time.
Other items from Subiaco Museum
- BROOCH: IVORY ELEPHANTS
- CURLING TONGS
- PUMICE, LIPFERT FAMILY
- LADY'S SAFETY RAZOR, PLUS EXTRA BLADES IN TIN
- TOOL: SOLDERING IRON, LIPFERT FAMILY
- DATE STAMP
- CUP AND SAUCER, COFFEE
- BROOCH: BLUE RHINESTONE FILAGREE
- SHAMPOO: PACKET OF 'AMANI' SHAMPOO, SCHMIDT
- GAME: 'CORNER'
- BADGE: WA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY RAILWAY PASS
- BUTTERFLY HAIR CLIP: LIPFERT FAMILY