Historical information

This wire soap holder is purpose-made by hand for holding a bar of soap in a way that allows the soap to air dry. It may have been used in the laundry, bathroom or kitchen, areas used for washing hands or bodies. Wet bars of soap could become very soft and difficult to use.

The maker used short lengths of wire to create this soap holder, showing thriftiness and inventiveness.

Significance

Although the soap holder is currently not associated with a historical event, person or place at this time it is being used to augment Flagstaff's village display as it is typical of items used in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Physical description

Soap holder; basket shaped frame, handmade from twisted wire strands.