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Shire of Toodyay > Records

OVAL POCKET MIRROR

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Domestic equipment

Overview

Oval pocket-sized mirror, patterned frame.
Text on back - "All beautiful women use the crème simon - unrivalled for the complexion - redness, roughness, chaps, bites of insects etc disappear as if by magic, can be obtained of all chemists and stores. J Simon 13.R Grange Bateli'ere Paris France. CM.R.60.R Duchateau D'eau. Paris ANG 263"

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Registration number

cwa-org-37-2004.5

Item type

Material

Width

50 mm

Height or length

70 mm

Inscriptions and markings

J Simon (Maker)

Contextual Information

Crème Simon is a French heritage skincare brand founded by Joseph Simon in 1860. One of the largest French skincare brands in the early 20th century before the war, Crème Simon was a household name at its height of popularity throughout Europe and US.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A8me_Simon

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