Straight Razor

Object/Artifact

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Straight Razor

Entry/Object ID

2025.6.19

Description

Straight razor, in original black case. Razor appears to have a celluoid handle. Razor appears to be from the 1920s. Razor was made by "Case Brothers, Little Valley NY". Razor is in overall good condition with minor signs of use, wear, and storage.

Cataloged By

Matthew Adelman

Acquisition

Accession

2025.6

Source or Donor

Berg, Jennelle

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1920 - 1929

Notes

Date: 1920s

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Razor, Straight

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Razor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Product, Shaving

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hair Care Objects

Nomenclature Class

Toilet Articles

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Search Terms

Razor, Men's Razor, Straight Razor, Celluiod, Shaving

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Mar 6, 2025

Examined By

Matthew Adelman

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Matthew Adelman Status Date: 2025-03-06

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

March 6, 2025

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 10, 2026