Straight razor and case

Object/Artifact

-

Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Straight razor and case

Entry/Object ID

991.7.1a-c

Description

Personalized straight razor and case. Straight razor blade is engraved NOVELTY CUTLERY CO. CANTON, O. PAT NOV. 79. Handle is likely a cellulose-plastic plastic. Front has several pictures: one labelled "My Wife and Mother-in-Law," two men driving a horse and carriage, a portrait of a man with a hat, and a man driving a wagon. The reverse of the handle shows two pictures of cows and reads "J.F. Sloan, Kazuabazua, Que." Case is stamped MANUFACTURERS OF TRANSPARENT HANDLED CUTLERY AND RAZORS. Lip has a label that reads "[obscured] -AZOR is ground [obscured] thin and is highly tem-pered. It should be handled with great care as it is easily broken and no Broken Razors will be exchanged." Case cap is stamped NOVELTY CUTLERY CO. CANTON, OHIO.

Made/Created

Place

City

Canton

County

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Notes

Quantity produced: 1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

ins type

Transcription

Straight razor blade is engraved NOVELTY CUTLERY CO. CANTON, O. PAT NOV. 79.

Material/Technique

Engraved

Notes

Position Notes: Inscriptions on razor blade, handle, exterior of case and cap. Label on interior of case. The reverse of the razor handle reads \"J.F. Sloan, Kazuabazua, Que.\" Case is stamped MANUFACTURERS OF TRANSPARENT HANDLED CUTLERY AND RAZORS. Lip has a label that reads \"[obscured] -AZOR is ground [obscured] thin and is highly tem-pered. It should be handled with great care as it is easily broken and no Broken Razors will be exchanged.\" Case cap is stamped NOVELTY CUTLERY CO. CANTON, OHIO.

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

James Frederick Sloan

Dimensions

Height

2.1 cm

Width

16.1 cm

Dimension Notes

2016-01-17 Lies flat Case is 3 cm high, 14.7 cm long. Case cap is 3 cm high, 6.4 cm long.

Parts

Count

3

Material

steel, metal - métal, plastic, celluloid - plastique, celluloïd, paper, cardboard