Heldtite Shaving Brush
notes: label: Description
content: “Every man who shaves himself has no doubt experienced the uncomfortable sensation brought about by the lather running down his wrist from the brush. The saving brush here illustrated prevents this annoying occurrence by means of a drip cup made of pure rubber, which surrounds the brush at its base. The handle is suitably shaped so that the brush can be placed in a standing position. The ferrule is made of aluminum. The manufacturers claim that the specially made lather brush is the only one that will both spread the lather and rub it in at one operation; also that the ferrule and handle will not swell, shrink, crack or loosen.” So claimed a notice concerning the Heldite Shaving Brush in The India Rubber World (Jan. 1, 1916): 174.
label: Description
content: An inscription on the rim of this example reads“DESIGN PAT. / . . . / TRADE HELDTITE MARK.”
label: Description
content: Ref: Charles E. Thompson, “Design for a Handle for Shaving-Brushes,” U.S. Design Patent 48,050 (Oct. 26, 1915), assigned to The Heldtite Brush Co., Inc., of Troy, N.Y.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Removal
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content: Beauty and Hygiene Products: Marketed to Men
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content: Beauty and Health
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mario Cassinelli, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0782.327
label: accession number
content: 1984.0782
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0782.327
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shaving brush
label: Object Name
content: personal hygiene product
label: Object Type
content: Personal Hygiene Products
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 3/8 in; 12.065 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.4925 cm