Name/Title
"Barberito" razor-comb with black sheathEntry/Object ID
2025.1.278Description
A comb-guarded home haircutting razor ("razor comb"): a molded bright-blue plastic head carrying a replaceable stainless-steel blade set between rows of fine guard teeth, on a flat handle pierced with a hang-hole at the end; four round blade-retention posts show along the head. In use, the comb teeth guard the blade so that drawing it through the hair trims or thins it. The accompanying black sheath is a soft, flexible plastic/vinyl slip-cover for the cutting head, hot-stamped in metallic script "Barberito."Context
An inexpensive home grooming implement of a type widely used through the mid-to-late 20th century for self-administered haircuts and thinning, an economical alternative to barber visits.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
MINILPlace
Country
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaEdition
Brand: Barberito.Notes
Date: undetermined; tentatively 1960s–1980s on stylistic grounds.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Makers MarkLocation
caseTranscription
BarberitoLanguage
SpanishTranslation
little barberMaterial/Technique
InkParts
2-part plastic handleAccessories
Accessory
CaseAccessory
Instruction manualMaterials
Material
PlasticMaterial Notes
Molded plastic (blue body); stainless-steel razor blade; soft flexible plastic/vinyl (sheath); metallic stamped lettering.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Leopoldo Arús GálvezNotes
ownerPerson or Organization
MINILNotes
producerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
ownership, acquisitionCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 31, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 18, 2026
