Razor
- Object Name:
- Razor
- Object ID:
- 2017.014.005
- Date:
- 1860-1864
- Description:
- Razor, straight, with case. Steel blade mounted in ivory handle. Blade folds around one of two brass pins in handle, which doubles as a sheath. Side of blade has engraving of George Washington and "WASHINGTON / THE / CHAMPION / of / LIBERTY". On blade tang "F.R" and "MANUFACTURED BY / FREDERICK REYNOLDS / SHEFFIELD". Dark brown cardboard case, with lighter interior. Decorative lines and chrysanthemum pattern.
- Material:
- Metal
Ivory
Cardboard - Dimensions:
- H-0.2 W-1.2 L-2.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.
The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
- Subjects:
- Civil War, Tools, Razor blades, Shaving, Shaving equipment
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