Air France Concorde Toiletry Kit
Object NameBag, Toiletry
Souvenir
Association
Concorde
Date1984–1994
PeriodMuseum Era
Mediumplastic, fabric, paper, glass, metal, Velcro
ClassificationsPersonal Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of Arthur R. Barron. 2015.93.04a-r
Object number2015.93.04a-r
DescriptionBag, Toiletry; Air France Concorde toiletry travel kit including a bottle (a) of Lacoste eau de toilette, spray bottle of Evian Brumisateur (b), dark gray cap (c) with a toothbrush (d), toothpaste (e), razor (f), and shaving cream (g) that all fit into each other, sealed white hairbrush (h), sealed Paco Rabanne refreshing towel (i), two sealed Jean Marie Farina towelettes (j, k), plastic bag (l) with a gray nail file, sealed cotton swab, and cuticle stick inside, sealed glasses wipe (m), Paco Rabanne After Shave Balm (n), gray pen and cap (o), black comb (p), gray comb case (q), and all stored within a gray bag with a Velcro top closure (r). a) Bottle of Lacoste eau de toilette - One square black plastic bottle of Lacoste eau de toilette with a large white square plastic cap. White square sticker on the front of the bottle depicts a green crocodile with its tail up and mouth open printed in the top, center. Below this reads, "Lacoste // Eau De Toilette" printed in green ink. The back of the bottle reads, "Sofipar International // 7 rue St Florentin 75008 Paris // Distributed in USA by: // Sofipar International Inc. // New York - NY 10019 // LIC UTIF 1011 MI // Made in France // 80% vol" printed in green ink.
b) Spray bottle of Evian Brumisateur - One cylindrical white metal spray bottle with pink plastic cap. Pink cap has raised text that reads “evian.” Front of spray bottle reads, "evian // brumisateur® // atomizer // Fabrique en France - Made in France. // Distribue par: Distributed by: // Laboratoire d'Hygiene Dermatologique d' Evian // 74500 Evian - France // 1.7 fl oz 50 ml 89 // Net Wt. 50 g e" printed in pink and blue. The back reads, "evian // Grace a son bon equilibre en sels mu // raux et a son pH neutre, legere hydral // tonifie votre peau. // Mode d emploi // Soins de la peau: matin et soir 2 en // breves pulverisation attendre quelques // instants, secher en tamponnant en // frotter. // Because of its neutral pH, Pure Evian // water, sprayed as a fine mist, hydrates // and tones your skin. // Direction for use: // For skin care: give 2 or 3 short sprays in // the morning and evening. Wait about ten // seconds and then gently dab dry. // Ne pas endommager le flacon, nilen // ser a la chaleur. // Do not puncture or incinerate can. // Ingredients: // Eau D'Evian, Azote // Evian Water, Nitrogen” Bottom of bottle has black printed numbers that read “668 01 // 15:12.”
c) Dark gray cap - One dark gray plastic cap with clip on one side. Has two compartments to hold the travel toothbrush (d) and travel razor (f).
d) Toothbrush - One gray plastic toothbrush with plastic bristles and a compartment in the handle to hold travel toothpaste (e). Back of handle has rectangular inscription that reads “STYLEBRUSH ® // INT. PAT. MADE IN FRANCE.”
e) Toothpaste - One white plastic tube of toothpaste with screw-on lid and square gray plastic base. Printed in red on the body of the tube are picture instructions on how to use the toothpaste. A white rectangular sticker wrapped around the body reads, "Dentifrice // Dontol Flu // Emp 69256 A" printed in blue ink.
f) Razor - One gray plastic razor with black plastic blade head, white plastic blade attachment and compartment in handle to hold travel shaving cream (g). White text printed on handle reads, "Air France" with the Air France logo at the end. Rectangular inscription on back of handle reads “STYLESHAVE ® // INT. PAT. MADE IN FRANCE.”
g) Shaving Cream - One white plastic tube of shaving cream with screw-on lid and square gray plastic base. Printed in red on the body of the tube are picture instructions on how to use the shaving cream. A rectangular white sticker wrapped around the body reads, "Creme a // Odontol Emb. 69"
h) Hairbrush – One white, rectangular plastic hairbrush sealed in plastic. One end has rows of black plastic bristles. The handle appears to be a closed compartment (may possibly contain a sewing kit similar to 2015.93.03p) that has an Air France logo and “Air France” printed in gold below.
i) Paco Rabanne refreshing towel - One white Paco Rabanne refreshing towel packet. The front of the packet reads, "Serviette rafraichissante // Refreshing Towel // Air France" printed in blue and red ink. Above the "Air France" text is the Air France logo. The back reads, "R // sport // de // paco rabanne // paco rabanne // Paris" print in black ink. The outer edges of the packet have a black border surrounding a yellow border.
j,k) Jean Marie Farina towelettes - Two white Jean Marie Farina towelettes packets. The front of the packet reads, "Serviette rafraichissante // Towelette // Air France" printed in blue and red ink. Above the "Air France" text is the Air France logo. The back reads, "eau de cologne // Jean Marie Farina // Extra-Vielle // Roger & Gallet // Paris // 7 ml - 0.24 Fl. Oz. // Paris, FR" in printed in black, red, and gold. The top and bottom of the back of the packet have a red and gold scooped border.
l) Plastic bag - One clear Ziploc bag containing a wooden cuticle stick, a sealed cotton swab, and a gray and white nail file. The plastic bag has "Ref Af 05.339 // Air France" and the Air France logo printed in white near the bottom on one side.
m) Glasses wipe - One white glasses wipe packet. The front has the Air France logo printed in red and blue above the text, "Air France // 05079" printed in blue ink. The back has the text "Sinett // Pour Nettoyer Vos Lunettes // For Cleaning Your Glasses" printed in black ink on a pink background. The text is superimposed over a close up cartoon image of a thumb wiping gray framed glasses with a white wipe. Through the proper left lens the background is red.
n) Paco Rabanne After Shave Balm - One small olive green plastic tube bottle of Paco Rabanne After Shave Balm with twist cap. Printed in black ink on one side reads, "R //paco rabanne // pour homme // after shave // balm // paco rabanne // Paris // 0.23 Fl. Oz." On that side the top of the tube has "8 F 1 4" in relief and a small sticker that reads “A. PUIG, S.A. – BARCELONA.” The other side reads "R //paco rabanne // pour homme // after shave // baume // paco rabanne // Paris // 7 ml.”
o) Gray pen and cap - One gray and black plastic pen and cap with black clip. Printed in white ink on the body of the pen reads, "Air France" with the Air France logo.
p) Black comb - One black plastic comb with plastic teeth, the comb has curved corners and narrows slightly in a diagonal direction toward one end. The large end has thicker, wider spread teeth, while the smaller end has smaller, closer together spaced teeth. On either side of the smaller end, the word “FRANCE” has been inscribed in the plastic.
q) Gray comb case – plastic comb case with black velvet lining that has rounded corners and narrows diagonally at one end. The case has been folded over on side and machine stitched together at the bottom and opposite side, leaving a wide opening at the top. The exterior has small bumps and ridges. One side of the case has “Concorde // Air France” and the Air France logo stamped onto the surface.
r) Gray toiletry bag – triangular plastic toiletry bag with Velcro closure at top. Surface of the plastic has small bumps and ridges. The side edges of the bag have been machine stitched together. On either side of the bag near the top opening are three lines imprinted across the width of the bag. On one side is a rectangular silver metal plate that has been engraved with a linear image of a Concorde plane bisecting a half circle and the words “Concorde // Air France” and the Air France logo. The interior of the bag is lined with dark gray felt and has gray and blue colored Velcro. The back plate of the exterior metal label is attached to one side.
The Air France logo featured on the items depicts four blue diagonal stripes and one red diagonal stripe on a white background, evoking the image of the French flag.
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