Razor
- Object Name:
- Razor
- Object ID:
- 1968.042.18
- Creator:
- Joseph Smith & Sons
Manufacturer ; Bigelow & Dowse Company - Place of Origin:
- Germany
- Date:
- 1884-1909
- Description:
- Straight razor, with case. Translucent amber-colored horn handle; end of one side broken off. Marked in gilt lettering, "The Old English Razor." Steel blade with narrow, shaped shank. Impressed on shank, "JOSEPH SMITH & SONS / CELEBRATED RAZOR / 3415". Pasteboard case stamped in gilt, "WARRANTED GROUND / IN GERMANY". Other side, in oval, "BOSTON", and around edge of oval, "BIGELOW & DOWSE".
- Material:
- Metal
Skeletal
Paper - Dimensions:
- W-1.1 L-6.5 D-0.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a collection of objects that belonged to the Peirce family of Rindge, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Gladys Woods Randall
- People:
- Randall, Gladys L. (1890-1974)
- Subjects:
- Razors
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