Bag for a travel hair care kit used by Anna Mae Queen Holmes
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Best Products Co., Inc., American, 1957 - 1997
label: Owned by
content: Anna Mae Queen Holmes, American, 1926 - 2013
notes: label: Description
content: This gray bag was used by Anna Mae Queen Holmes to store a travel hair care kit (2014.224.4.1-23). The rectangular bag is made from a gray canvas synthetic fabric. The top of the bag opens on three sides with a black metal zipper. There are pockets sewn on each side and on the front of the bag, all of which close with black metal zippers. A short handle of gray and blue striped woven tape is sewn horizontally at the center top, with two additional lengths sewn vertically across the top, each ending in a black plastic metal buckle. These buckles attach to two (2) straps sewn above the front pocket, each ending in the opposite side of the black plastic metal buckles sewn on the top. Loops of the gray and blue woven tape are sewn above each of the side pockets with a black plastic loop attached to them, likely for a longer carrying strap that is now missing. A metal plate with black text reading "Albinar" is attached to the lower right facing corner of the front pocket. Two (2) black rubber strips are attached to the bottom of the bag with the text "Albinar" impressed into the rubber. A black leather label is sewn to the center of the bottom of the bag with white text printed on it that reads "PRO-4500".
label: Description
content: The interior of the bag and all pocket interiors are lined in bright blue synthetic fabric. The interior of the lid is lined in a tan synthetic fabric with two (2) strips of gray Velcro (TM) attached just left of center. A length of black elastic sewn along the right side into a series of small loops. The bag is kept stiff by a thick layer of foam placed between the lining and facing of the body and lid of the bag. Thinner foam is placed between the lining and facing of the tops of the side pockets, and all of the front pocket. A hard material, likely plastic, is placed inside the bottom of the bag making it stiffer than the rest of the bag. A white tag with red printed text is sewn to the back right facing side seam of the interior that reads "MADE IN CHINA".
label: Description
content: As used by Holmes, the bag contained the following items:
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.1 Orange Portable Stove
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.2 Pressing Comb with Switch
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.3 Pressing Comb
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.4 Reck-Junior Pressing Comb (see item level record)
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.5 Kentucky Maid Pressing Comb
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.6 Reck-Junior Stove Iron (see item level record)
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.7 Curling Iron
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.8 Sta-Sharp Hair Clipper
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.9 Hair Clipper
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.10 Hair Clipper
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.11 Baby Bob No. 340-0000 Hair Clipper
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.12 Sonora Nail Buffer
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.13 Lint Remover
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.14 Bag of Hair Accessories
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.15 Herpicide Disinfecting System Container
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.16.1-.3 Jewelry Box
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.17 White Comb
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.18 Ace Red Comb
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.19 Black Comb
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.20 Diane Black Comb
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.21 Black Comb
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.22 Yellow Comb
label: Description
content: 2014.224.4.23.1-.2Fancy Heat Sterno Can
place: label: Place collected
content: Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hair
label: Topic
content: Travel
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cheryl Dozier Payne in memory of Anna Mae Queen Holmes, Educator & Historian
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.224.4
objectType: label: Type
content: cases (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber, plastic, metal, foam, rubber, elastic, and Velcro (TM)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 × 17 1/2 × 10 in. (27.9 × 44.5 × 25.4 cm)