Object Details
- Gillette Safety Razor Co.
- Description
- Safety razor in a cardboard box with inscriptions that read in part “GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO. / King Gillette, PRES.” The American Safety Razor Company was established in 1901, and became the Gillette Safety Razor Company in July 1902. King G. Gillette obtained a trademark registration (0056921) for his portrait and signature on the packaging, and production began in 1903.
- Ref: King C. Gillette, “Razor,” U.S. Patent 775,134 (Nov. 15, 1904), assigned to Federal Trust Company, of Boston.
- King Camp Gillette, “Razor,” U.S. Patent 775,135 (Nov. 15, 1904), assigned to Federal Trust Company, of Boston.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1918
- ID Number
- MG.293320.1500
- catalog number
- 293320.1500
- accession number
- 293320
- Object Name
- personal hygiene product
- razor blades
- Other Terms
- Razor Blades; Personal Hygiene Products
- Physical Description
- stainless steel (product material)
- paper (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 in x 4 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 2.54 cm x 11.43 cm x 6.35 cm
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- 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_1298363
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d8a5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
