Name/Title
Torrey's Razor Strop in sleeve from Frank's Barber Shop, before 1963Entry/Object ID
1988.22.21Description
ACC. NO. 88.22.21
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: STRAP
DESCRIPTION:
RAZOR STRAP, WITH EBONIZED WOODEN HANDLE CONTAINED IN ORIGINAL CARDBOARD SLEEVE. SLEEVE HAS PAPER LABEL IN BLUE- AND BLACK-COLORED TYPE, STATING "J. R. TORREY'S RAZOR STRAP."
SIZE: L 13-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
RAZOR STRAP USED AT FRANK'S BARBER SHOP, 2055 LINCOLN AVENUE, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.
ACQUIRED FROM:
ACQUISITION FUND
DATE: JUNE 10, 1988Interpretative Labels
Label
5/25/2020 MvL: Barbershop sign:
1930'S BARBERSHOP
THE PIECES IN THIS EXHIBIT WERE ONCE USED DAILY IN FRANK'S BARBER SHOP LOCATED AT 2055 LINCOLN AVENUE. THE SHOP WAS OPENED AROUND 1930 BY FRANK CORICA, LATE UNCLE OF OUR FORMER MAYOR, CHUCK CORICA.
