STICK, CUTICLE
c. 1949 - 1994Cuticle neatener, metal with red plastic handle, spade shaped slightly concave blade.
This manicure set was handed down to Patricia Ten Haaf by her mother Teresa 'Trease' Glew (nee Cosgrove) who grew up in Armadale in the early 1900s. Teresa married Benjamin Glew in 1925 and a year later Patricia was born. Treace and Benjamin lived in Armadale for many years. Sometime in the 1960s or 70s they moved to Rivervale where Ben passed away (1973 age 73) and Como where Trease passed away (1979 age 79). The set was used and ownd by Teresa sometime between the late 1940s and 1979 when she passed away. It was passed onto Patricia either before or after Teresa's death.
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[ENTIRELY BRITISH ]
This object is part of a collection of items associated with a person or family who have played a significant role in the economic, community or social development of the City of Armadale. This can include holding key political or social positions within the community, being a key contributor or member of a community organisation, a strong contributor to improving the well-being of the local community, a prominent figure in a local business or industry, developer of new industries or activities or someone who grew up in the area and moved away and had a noteworthy career or life.
