Object Details
Description
Red plastic safety razor in a case with an inscription in the lid that reads in part “. . . PLASTI- / PACK / PAT. NO. / . . .” Inscriptions on the cardboard package for the blade(s) read in part “Goldtone / DOUBLE EDGE / BLADE” and “The unique Goldtone pro / cess adds longer life and / smoother shaves. / SANITARY and / RUST RESISTING.” The form was on the market by 1944. Daniel C. Dillon, Jr., d.b.a. D. C. Dillon & Co., obtained a trademark in 1944.
Ref: Daniel C. Dillon, Jr., “Collapsible Safety Razor,” U.S. Patent 2,325,751 (Aug. 3, 1943), assigned to Dillon-Beck Manufacturing Co.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mario Cassinelli, Jr.
ID Number
1984.0782.322
accession number
1984.0782
catalog number
1984.0782.322
Object Name
razor kit
personal hygiene product
Object Type
Personal Hygiene Products
Measurements
overall: 5/8 in x 2 in x 1 7/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 5.08 cm x 4.7625 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_209742