Razor kit

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OBJECT TYPE
SAFETY
DATE
1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1985.0995.001
MANUFACTURER
GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO. OF CANADA LTD., AUTOSTROP DIV.
MODEL
VALET
LOCATION
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
9.0 cm
Width
4.7 cm
Height
2.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Domestic Technology
Category
Toilet article
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
GILLETTE
Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
City
Montreal

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
PROBABLY IN WIDE USE FROM THE 1930'S UP TO THE 1950'S WHEN ELECTRIC RAZORS BECAME COMMON
Canada
MADE IN CANADA
Function
BLADE MOUNTED IN THE BLADE HOLDER FORMS A RAZOR WHICH IS USED TO CUT, OR SHAVE, BODY HAIR. KIT ALSO CONTAINS A STROP WHICH IS USED TO SHARPEN THE BLADE.
Technical
SAFETY RAZORS CONTROLLED THE DEPTH THAT A BLADE COULD BUT INTO THE SKIN AS THE METAL HOLDER WITH GUARD STOPPED THE BLADE FROM CUTTING DEEP
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
ON HEAD: 'VALET/ GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO./ OF CANADA LIMITED/ AUTOSTROP/ DIVISION/ MONTREAL/ CANADA'/ ON BOX: 'VALET/ AutoStrop/ RAZOR/ "The Razor/ that Sharpens/:itself"' '5 VALET AutoStrop BLADES...NEW STEAMLINE/ RUNNER-GUARD'
Missing
N/A
Finish
RAZOR: GOLD COLOUR/ BOX: RED WITH BROWN 'TWEED' PATTERN
Decoration
N/A

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