Razor Blade

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Object Details

maker

American Safety Razor Corporation

Description

An inscription on one side of this cardboard package reads “SEALECTED / STAR / DOUBLE EDGE” and that on the other reads “Famous Since 1880 / STAR DIVISION / AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR CORP. / BROOKLYN 1, N.Y. / MADE IN U.S.A.” The form was on the market by 1948.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Jay Dee and Joan Yearous

date made

mid 20th century

ID Number

1984.0730.01

accession number

1984.0730

catalog number

1984.0730.01

Object Name

razor blade

personal hygiene product

Physical Description

paper (packaging material)

metal (product material)

Measurements

overall: 1 in x 1 3/4 in x 1/16 in; 2.54 cm x 4.445 cm x .15875 cm

place made

United States: New York, Brooklyn

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Removal

Beauty and Hygiene Products: Marketed to Men

Beauty and Health

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9a6f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1282337