Razor

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Razor

Entry/Object ID

1974.29.2

Description

Straight razor whose blade folds down into its brass handle. It is in a leather-covered cardboard sheath-style box that is marked, "F. A. Koch & Co., New York."

Context

Owned by a member of a Abbott family of Huntington, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1974.29

Source or Donor

Abbott, Laura Jean Pierce (1917-2012)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

F. A. Koch & Co.

Date made

circa 1900

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

6 in

Material

Steel, Brass, Cardboard, Leather