Object Details
- George Wostenholm & Son
- Description
- Straight razor with ebony handle; in a cardboard case with a “GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SON / SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF___ / ORIGINAL & TRU___RAZOR/ SHEFFIELD-ENGLAND” inscription.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
- ID Number
- MG.302606.244
- accession number
- 302606
- catalog number
- 302606.244
- Object Name
- razor
- personal hygiene product
- Other Terms
- Shaving Preparation
- Physical Description
- wood, ebony (product material)
- metal, steel (product material)
- black (product color)
- Measurements
- overall: 5/8 in x 6 1/2 in x 1 3/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 16.51 cm x 3.4925 cm
- place made
- United Kingdom: England, Sheffield, Sheffield
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Removal
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Marketed to Men
- Beauty and Health
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1095736
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-55fa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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