Razor blade
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DOUBLE-EDGE/DISPOSABLE
- DATE
- 1930–1964
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0088.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO.
- MODEL
- BLUE
- LOCATION
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL; PAPER PACKAGING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 4.5 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
- GILLETTE
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montréal
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS TYPE WOULD HAVE BEEN USED BETWEEN 1934 AND 1965
- Canada
-
MADE IN CANADA - Function
-
USED WHEN INSERTED INTO A SAFETY RAZOR TO CUT BODY HAIR - Technical
-
GILLETTE BROUGHT OUT THE GILLETTE "BLUE BLADE" IN 1930 USING A CONTINUOUS-STRIP PROCESS WHICH PROVIDED UNIFORM HIGH QUALITY. IN 1962 THE ENGLISH WILKINSON SWORD CO. INTRODUCED A SUPERIOR STAINLESS STEEL BLADE WHICH CAUSED GILLETTE TO BRING OUT ITS OWN VERSION IN 1965 CEASING TO MAKE THE "BLUEBLADE".[REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES OF BLADE: 'KNOWN THE WORLD OVER/ Gillette [LOGO]/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK/ C 4/ MADE IN CANADA/ Gillette BLUE BLADE'/ PRINTED ON FRONT OF WRAPPER: 'Gillette/ BLUE/ BLADE/ TRADE MARK/ [PHOTO]/ King C. Gillette [IN CURSIVE]/ MADE IN CANADA'/ PRINTED ON BACK: 'MADE IN CANADA/ Gillette [LOGO]/ KNOWN THE WORLD OVER/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK/ MARCAS REGISTRADAS PRINTED IN CANADA'/ INSIDE: 'GILLETTE RAZOR COMPANY MONTREAL/ A DIVISION OF GILLETTE OF CANADA LIMITED/ DESIGN T.M. REG'D COPYRIGHT REG'D'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- NAVY BLUE BLADE WITH BLUE PRINTING; WRAPPER BLUE WITH NAVY AND WHITE PRINTING
- Decoration
- PHOTO OF KING GILLETTE, THE FIRST PRESIDENT, ON THE WRAPPING
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GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO., Razor blade, between 1930–1964, Artifact no. 1998.0088, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0088.001/
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