Razor Blades

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Object Details

maker

Burham Safety Razor Company

Description

Paper enveloped with inscription that reads “3 Tested / BURHAM / SAFETY RAZOR CO. / NEW YORK CITY / U.S.A. / Reg. Trade Mark.”

Ref: George H. Hamilton, “Safety-Razor,” U.S. Patent 927,349 (July 6, 1909), assigned to Burham Safety Razor Co. of New York.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden

ID Number

1979.0798.502

accession number

1979.0798

catalog number

1979.0798.502

Object Name

razor blades

Physical Description

metal (blades material)

Measurements

overall: 1 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in x 1/8 in; 4.445 cm x 7.3025 cm x .3175 cm

place made

United States: New York, New York City

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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/ng49ca746a5-6c81-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_733097