Razor
- Object Name:
- Razor
- Object ID:
- 1975.081.12
- Creator:
- Curley, J. & Brother
Retailer - Date:
- circa 1885
- Description:
- Straight Razor. Rounded steel blade, with black horn handle.Shaped shank with upper and lower edges ridged for grip. "INFALLIBLE" impressed on one side of shank. "IMPORTED BY / J. CURLEY & BROTHER / 134 & 136 NASSAU ST. NEW YORK" impressed on other side of shank. Handle has a "W" scratched into it. Ochre pasteboard case stamped "INFALLIBLE / J. CURLEY / & / BROTHER / NEW YORK / EVERY RAZOR / WARRANTED" in silver. Written in pencil on back is "E. Wilson / from / His / Loving Father / Feby 25th- / 1887-".
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Skeletal
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-0.5 W-1.1 L-6.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a collection of objects from J. Wall Wilson (1831-1900) who was from New York and had a summer house in Bristol, NH. His son, Edward "Ned" S. Wilson (1862-1933) was the founder of Camp Pasquaney which was opened in 1895. Items given by Camp Pasquaney in 1975.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Camp Pasquaney
- Subjects:
- Razors, Shaving, Shaving equipment
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