Object Details
maker
Gem Safety Razor Corporation
Description
Blades for a safety razor in a cardboard box with inscriptions that read in part “THE MILLION DOLLAR RAZOR” and “AutoStrop Safety Razor Co., Inc.”
Henry J. Gaisman (1870-1974), inventor and philanthropist, established the Auto Strop Safety Razor Co. in 1906 and sold it to the Gillette Safety Razor Co. in 1930. The firm introduced “THE MILLION DOLLAR RAZOR” in 1928, boasting that it was “the result of 21 years of research and the expenditure of a million dollars in experiments.”
Ref: “H. J. Gaisman, 104, Inventor, Is Dead,” New York Times (Aug. 7, 1974), p. 38.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mario Cassinelli, Jr.
ID Number
1984.0782.316
accession number
1984.0782
catalog number
1984.0782.316
Object Name
razor blades
personal hygiene product
Object Type
Personal Hygiene Products
Measurements
overall: 3 in x 3 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 7.62 cm x 8.255 cm x 2.8575 cm
place made
United States: New York, Brooklyn
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
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Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Removal
Beauty and Hygiene Products: Marketed to Men
Beauty and Health
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_209736