Razor blade
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DOUBLE-EDGE/DISPOSABLE
- DATE
- 1950–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0087.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PAL BLADE CORP. LTD.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BLADE/ PAPER WRAPPER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.0 cm
- Width
- 2.5 cm
- Height
- N/A
- 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
- PAL
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- City
- Montreal
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
ARTIFACT MANUFACTURED AND USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A RAZOR, TO CUT BODY HAIR - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MANY BRANDS OF BLADES MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BEFORE THE CARTRIDGE TYPE BLADES WERE DEVELOPED IN THE 1960S - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES OF BLADE: 'MADE PAL CANADA/ HOLLOW GROUND'/ PRINTED ON WRAPPER: 'PAL BLADE CORP. LTD./ Montreal Canada/ Made in Canada/ PAL HOLLOW GROUND/ is extra sharp. Use lightly/ for first 3 or 4 shaves/ PAL/ HOLLOW GROUND [REPEATED]'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLADE: BLACK AND SILVER; WRAPPER: WHITE WITH ORANGE AND BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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PAL BLADE CORP. LTD., Razor blade, circa 1950–1960, Artifact no. 1998.0087, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0087.001/
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