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OBJECT TYPE: RAZOR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0011.003

MANUFACTURER: GILLETTE CO. (USA) INC.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.0 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Height: 3.1 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: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Boston

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS RAZOR NEVER USED; THIS MODEL USED 1996 +
Canada: EXAMPLE OF POPULAR RAZOR MARKETED IN CANADA, AND USED BY CANADIAN WOMEN.
Function: TO REMOVE UNWANTED SURFACE HAIR BY CUTTING WITH A BLADE.
Technical: SENSOR MODEL RAZOR FOR MEN WAS INTRODUCED IN 1989,THE LADY SENSOR IN 1992. IN LATE 1993 THE SENOR EXCEL FOR MEN WAS LAUNCHED; THE WOMEN'S VERSION FOLLOWED IN 1996. THE SENSOR SHAVING SYSTEM USES THINNER BLADES MOUNTED ON SPRINGS, ALLOWING FOR INPROVED CONTACT WITH CONTOURED SURFACES & PRODUCING A CLOSER, CLEANER SHAVE. THE SENSOR EXCEL MODELS FEATURE A "SKIN GUARD" OF FLEXIBLE MICROFINS POSITIONED IN FRONT OF THE BLADE TO PROTECT THE SKIN. THE "LUBRA-SMOOTH" STRIP LOCATED BEHIND THE BLADE PASSES OVER THE SHAVED SKIN SURFACE, DEPOSITING MOISTURIZERS. THESE FEATURES, AS WELL AS THE DESIGN OF THE HAND GRIP AND PASTEL COLOURING ARE DESIGNED TO APPEAL TO WOMEN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Gillette" appears in raised print on hand grip, below blade on .1, and on underside of .3 storage tray compartment housing spare blade dispensor. .2 spare blade stored in holder marked "[UP arrow symbol]/ Gillette/ Sensor/ [UP arrow symbol]" on outside; "[UP arrow symbol]/ Gillette" marked on underside, below compartment housing blade. PT package front marked "Gillette/ SensorExcel/ for Women/ Protective/ Microfins/ 1/ Razor/ 2/ Cartridges/ with aloe and/ moisturizers " in French & English, with illustrations. See Markings for reverse in Supp. Info.
Missing: NONE- PURCHASED NEW, AND SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
Finish: PALE BLUE PEARLIZED FINISH ON STORAGE TRAY
Decoration: N/A

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GILLETTE CO. (USA) INC., Tray, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1999.0011, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0011.003/

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