Cellulose nitrate nail buffer from dresser set owned by Lena Horne
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Cellulose nitrate nail buffer from dresser set owned by Lena Horne

Agalin, French · mid 20th Century

Bakelite (TM) and chamois
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

This a nail buffer made of chamois leather and semi-translucent orange Bakelite plastic. The object has design embellishments of black and gold designs in the art deco style on the wide flat lid. There is a triangular handle rising from the center of the lid. The light colored, rounded chamois leather buffer is attached to the underside of the lid by a plastic band wrapped around its base.

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