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: Montréal, Québec, 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: Québec
City: Montréal

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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GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO. OF CANADA LTD., AUTOSTROP DIV., Razor kit, after 1929, Artifact no. 1985.0995, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0995.001/

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