Object Details
distributor
McKesson and Robbins
Description
Four double-edged razor blades in a cardboard box with inscriptions that read “St. Regis / Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. / MADE IN U.S.A.” and “MCKESSON & ROBBINS, INC., NEW YORK, N.Y.” Each blade in wrapped in a paper that reads “St. Regis blades are made / by a modern scientific / process that assures / keenness and uniformity / Distributed Exclusively by / MC KESSON & ROBBINS, INC. / NEW YORK, N.Y.” McKesson & Robbins first applied for a trademark on “St. Regis” in 1930.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mario Cassinelli, Jr.
ID Number
1984.0782.320
accession number
1984.0782
catalog number
1984.0782.320
Object Name
razor blades
personal hygiene product
Object Type
Personal Hygiene Products
Measurements
overall: 1 1/8 in x 2 in x 1/4 in; 2.8575 cm x 5.08 cm x .635 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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_209740