Safety Razor
Object Details
- Burham Safety Razor Company
- Description
- Steel safety razor with a “BURNHAM” inscription. An inscription on the accompanying paper package reads “TESTED / BURNHAM / SAFETY RAZOR CO. / NEW YORK CITY / U.S.A. / Reg. Trade Mark / Blades 3.” The firm was in business by 1922.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mario Cassinelli, Jr.
- ID Number
- 1984.0782.315
- accession number
- 1984.0782
- catalog number
- 1984.0782.315
- Object Name
- razor
- personal hygiene product
- Object Type
- Personal Hygiene Products
- Measurements
- overall: 7/8 in x 3 3/4 in x 2 in; 2.2225 cm x 9.525 cm x 5.08 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- 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_209735
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-df5f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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