Star Safety Corn Knife
notes: label: Description
content: An inscription on the cardboard case reads “STAR SAFETY CORN KNIFE / KAMPFE BROS. N.Y. / TRADE MARK.” An inscription on the knifes reads “ACME TOLEDO.” The Kampfe Bros. (Frederick, Richard and Otto) began making safety razors in New York City in 1875. And they were advertising the Corn Knife by 1907.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Josephine B. Carpenter and Walter L. Boyd
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.0223.06.44
label: accession number
content: 2000.0223
label: catalog number
content: 2000.0223.06.44
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Box with scalpels
label: Object Name
content: scalpel set
label: Object Name
content: surgical set
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14.75 cm x 2.5 cm; 5 13/16 in x in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5/8 in x 5 7/8 in x 7/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 14.9225 cm x 2.2225 cm