Razor
John Fisher Memorial Museum
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| Object Name: | Razor |
| Object Type: | Straight |
| Category: | Personal Artifacts |
| Sub-category: | Hair Care Artifacts |
| Material: | Metal, steel, Bakelite |
| Technique: | Forged, molded |
| Accession Number: | 2013.499.003 |
| Museum Collection: | John Fisher Memorial Museum |
| Manufacturer: | H. Boker & Co |
| Origin-Country: | Germany |
| Use-Province: | New Brunswick |
| Use-Country: | Canada |
| Earliest Production Date: | 193 c |
| Description: | Straight razor used for shaving, polished cutting blade with silver/cream handle. Blade folds into handle to protect the blade and also the user from injury. |
| History of Use: | Used by the Buckley family in Bayswater NB. Straight razors require considerable skill to hone and strop, and require more care during shaving. These methods were once a major portion of the curriculum in barber colleges. |
| Length: | 24 |
| Width: | 1,5 |
| Unit-Linear: | cm |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Marks/Labels: | H. Boker & Co--with tree symbol King Cutter--with two symbols on blade |
| Institution: | John Fisher Memorial Museum |
| Institution City: | Kingston |
| Institution Province: | New Brunswick |
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