Name/Title
"Kharkiv-25" (ХАРКIВ-25) electric shaver with case, instruction booklet, and boxEntry/Object ID
2025.6.16Description
A boxed Soviet electric shaver set comprising four components: (1) the shaver — a handheld appliance with a cream/ivory molded-plastic body and a red domed head cap, fitted with a coiled (spiral) cord and a two-pin plug; (2) a soft black case embossed in mock-crocodile grain with a stud-closure flap; (3) a printed Spanish-language instruction booklet; and (4) the original printed cardboard box.Use
Belonged to Manuel Suquet Delgado. A similar one in the collection was gifted by Jorge Pantoja Amengual.Collection
The Martínez Suquet family collection, Manuel Suquet Delgado collectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.6Source or Donor
Mirta SuquetAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Kharkivskyi Zavod ElektroapparaturyDate made
1973 - circa 1976Place
City
KharkivCountry
U.S.S.R.Region
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeEdition
Kharkov 25 (aka Kharkiv 25)Notes
Maker: Kharkiv Electrical Apparatus Plant (Kharkivskyi Zavod Elektroapparatury), Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR — later the "Ekho" electric-shaver plant. Exported through the Soviet state foreign-trade organization V/O Raznoexport, Moscow.
Date: No explicit date on the packaging. The "Kharkiv" series entered serial production in 1956; the model-25 is a mid-series model most plausibly dating to the 1960s. Manufacture within 1959–1990 is well-supported.
Place of Origin: Manufactured in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR; exported via Moscow (Raznoexport). Spanish-language packaging indicates production for a Spanish-speaking export market (Cuba).Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
NoteLocation
yellow sticker on the mirror under lid of pouchTranscription
220.00Notes
price notedNotes
Box (top label): "AFEITADORA ELECTRICA" / "ХАРКIВ·25"; (side): "V/O RASNOEXPORT, URSS, MOSCU" (V/O Raznoexport, USSR, Moscow).
Booklet (cover): "AFEITADORA ELECTRICA" / "ХАРКIВ·25."
Shaver: a recessed model/spec plate appears on the body (not legible in the image); it likely bears the model name and electrical ratings.
(Note: the packaging uses the Ukrainian spelling "ХАРКIВ"; the line is also known by the Russian "Харьков.")Dimensions
Dimension Description
Box: 16.0 x 11.5 x 5.3; Leather pouch: 14.7 x 9.5 x 4.5; Cord length: 143; Electric Shaving Razor head: 13.0Parts
case, electric razor, electric razor cap, brushAccessories
Accessory
CaseAccessory
BoxMaterials
Material Notes
Materials: Shaver — molded plastic body (cream and red), metal shaving head, rubber/PVC coiled cord, plastic plug. Case — leather or imitation leather with embossed mock-crocodile grain and a metal stud. Booklet — printed paper. Box — lithographed paperboard.
Technique: Injection-molded plastic appliance with electric motor and disc-blade head; lithographed paper box label and booklet; embossed faux-crocodile case.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Manuel Suquet DelgadoNotes
ownerPerson or Organization
Jorge Pantoja AmengualNotes
ownerPerson or Organization
Kharkivskyi Zavod ElektroapparaturyNotes
producerPerson or Organization
V/O RaznoexportRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
ownershipPlace
City
Pinar del RíoState/Province
Pinar del RíoCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
ownershipPlace
City
KharkivCountry
U.S.S.R.Region
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeResearch Notes
Notes
Maker/series: the Kharkiv shavers were among the most widely distributed Soviet electric razors, made in Kharkiv from 1956; numbered models succeeded one another, with the -25 falling in the 1960s range.
Notes
Export channel: "V/O Raznoexport" (В/О Разноэкспорт) was the USSR's foreign-trade enterprise for miscellaneous consumer goods; together with the Spanish packaging, it confirms this as a Soviet export specifically prepared for Cuban (Spanish-speaking) consumers — a clear instance of COMECON-era Soviet imports in Cuban daily life.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 31, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026
