razor

Object/Artifact

-

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

razor

Entry/Object ID

2015.002.001 a-h

Description

Razor a. Rolls Razor Imperial No. 2. Nickel plated. Six parts: b. Rack roller with serial number H704836 on side. Rounded corners. Release button on either end for removing strop and hone to open. c. Strop. Metal back has three rows of Greek key pattern, and circle at one end. Inside circle reads: “ROLLS RAZOR/ PATENTED/ IN ENGLAND/ AND ABROAD./ ENGLISH PATENTS/ NUMBERS/ 467383. 284428./ 242718. 242717./ AND/ PENDING/ MADE IN ENGLAND”. Stamped into strop reads: “ROLLS RAZOR STROP// MADE IN ENGLAND”. d. Hone. Metal back has three rows of Greek key pattern with whetter logo in circle at one end. e. Razor blade. Front engraved with “Best/ Sheffield/ Steel” in cursive. Back engraved with “Rolls Razor/ Pat Nos {224578/ 242718” in cursive. End opposite blade stamped with “ROLLS F/ RAZOR 52” on left, hole in centre for attaching to rack roller, and “ 7 MADE IN/ ENGLAND” on the right. f. Top part of blade handle. Hollow with hook for attaching to blade. Top and bottom portions screw together. Tightening top and bottom secures blade in handle. g. Bottom portion of handle fits into hollow top portion. End stamped with “ROLLS RAZOR/ MADE IN/ ENGLAND”. h. Box. Opens at end. White, black, light blue, and orange. Front has whetter trademark, and reads “ROLLS RAZOR” diagonally from bottom left to top right. Back has “LIMITED LICENCE AND CONDITIONS OF SALE” in black on light blue.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Cunningham, James

Notes

Accession Date: 22-Feb-15 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

razor

Created By

Brunckhurst, Elise

Create Date

June 25, 2015

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

July 2, 2025