Razor
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0041.001
- MANUFACTURER
- REMINGTON
- MODEL
- FOURSOME
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC RAZOR WITH METAL WORKING PARTS; SYNTHETIC CORD WITH METAL PRONGS/ METAL CASE WITH VELVET AND CLOTH LINING; POSSIBLY LEATHER COVERING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.0 cm
- Width
- 11.0 cm
- Height
- 5.0 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
- REMINGTON
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1940 +
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF MEN'S SHAVER AVAILABLE IN CANADA AT THE TIME - Function
-
USED TO CUT OFF FACIAL HAIR ON MEN - Technical
-
1ST ELECTRIC SHAVER MFG. BY SCHICK INC. IN 1931. INVENTED BY COLONEL JACOB SCHICK. 1ST REMINGTON IN 1937; 1940 1ST 2-HEADED SHAVER 'QUAL'; 1955 ROLLER COMB INNOVATION IN SHAVERS; 1959 1ST ADJUSTABLE SHAVER 'ROLLMATIC'; 1950 1ST CORDLESS SHAVER - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 STAMPED ON FRONT: 'REMINGTON/ FOURSOME'/ MOLDED IN BACK: 'MADE IN/ U.S.A./ MODEL W/ A.C.-D.C./ 110V:10W/ PAT./ PEND.'/.2 NO MARKINGS/ CASE: PRINTED INSIDE:' REMINGTON/ ELECTRIC-SHAVER/ MADE IN CANADA'/ STAMPED IN LID: 'REMINGTON'
- Missing
- PART OF BLADE COVER BROKEN OFF AND MISSING
- Finish
- BLACKSHAVER AND CORD; WHITE CORD RING HOLDER; BROWN CASE WITH GOLD TRIM AND BEIGE AND BROWN LINING
- Decoration
- N/A
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REMINGTON, Razor, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1998.0041, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0041.001/
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