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Razor

Object Name:
Razor
Object ID:
1992.063.598
Place of Origin:
Sheffield, England
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Straight razor in case, from a drugstore. Steel blade with ivory handle. Blade shank stamped "WADE BUTCHER / SHEFFIELD". Rectangular black paperboard case with removable end. Case embossed, "FREDERICK REYNOLDS / PROVIDENCE WORKS / 60 GELL ST SHEFFIELD".
Material:
Metal
Steel
Ivory
Dimensions:
W-0.8 L-6.3 D-0.3 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Wilfred B. Osgood Pharmacy Collection, consisting of the 1870s-1950s contents of the Knox Pharmacy (owned by Fred L. Knox) and Roberts Rexall Store (owned by George C. Roberts) in Farmington, NH. Wilfred Osgood purchased both pharmacies in the late 1940s/early 1950s, and kept the original furnishings from both stores. During the 1970s, he created a pharmacy display room from the contents of both stores. This collection is the contents of that display. The collection also includes manuscripts, books, photographs, and printed ephemera, transferred to NHHS library (1992-068).
Credit Line:
Gift of Donna T. Osgood in memory of Wilfred B. Osgood
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