Cloth name tags in a box, consisting of six dozen tags in two strips of three dozen each, housed in a cardboard and plastic box; the box bottom (a) is made of paper-covered cardboard and is rectangular in shape, with short closed front, back, left and right sides, a closed bottom and an open top; t…
Cloth name tags in a box, consisting of six dozen tags in two strips of three dozen each, housed in a cardboard and plastic box; the box bottom (a) is made of paper-covered cardboard and is rectangular in shape, with short closed front, back, left and right sides, a closed bottom and an open top; the paper has printing on it; the top of the box is made of clear plastic and is rectangular in shape with short closed front and back sides, a closed top and bottom, and open right and left sides; the top of the box slips over the bottom from the right or left side; the bottom of the box lid has a loose, paper label with typing on it; the box houses two long, white cloth strips, each with three dozen names embroidered in red thread; the strips are both folded several times and tied folded with white thread.
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - box bottom - Length 8.1 cm x Width 3.2 cm x Depth 1.3 cm
b - box top - Length 8.0 cm x Width 3.4 cm x Depth 1.4 cm
c - paper label - Length 6.6 cm x Width 3.0 cm
d-e - name tags - Length 7.2 cm x Width 1.0 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Miss Nora M. Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate.class of 1928
(a) The front and back sides of the box bottom both read, "Cash's Woven Names"; the left and right sides of the box both read, "Price $2.40 // 6 Dozen"; the outside bottom of the box reads, "REFERENCE No. // 224/6 46 // Do not use for // re-ordering // We guarantee all // our goods to be // perfectly fast in // colors, and full // quantity. In event // of any mistake, // kindly send us in- // formation giving // us the Reference // No. as above. This // is very important in // locating an error. // J. & J. CASH, // Incorporated // South Norwalk, Conn.; // Los Angeles, Calif.; // Belleville, Ont., Canada"; (c) the label reads, "13 Steacy's // Kingston Ont."; (d,e) both strips of name tags have the name, "NORA M. VALLEAU" embroidered in red thread three dozen times.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-2
Condition Remarks
The box bottom is broken at the top and bottom corners of the left side, but is still complete; all printing is fully legible; the plastic box top is complete and undamaged as is the paper label; both cloth name strips are unused and undamaged.