Straight Razor with Celluloid Handle and Case
date: label: date made
content: 1907-1927
name: label: maker
content: Durham Duplex Razor Company
notes: label: Description
content: The Durham Safety Razor Co. was established in New York City, probably in 1908. By 1910, now trading as the Durham Duplex Razor Co., it had a factory in Jersey City, N.J. The inscription on one side of the blade of this example reads “DURHAM DUPLEX” and “MADE IN U.S.A.” That on the other side reads “PAT. U.S.A. MAY 26, '07 AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Dadie and Norman B. Perlov
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0098.1597
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0098.1597
label: accession number
content: 2006.0098
objectType: label: Object Name
content: straight razor
label: Object Name
content: straight razor with celluloid handle
label: Object Name
content: straight razor with celluloid handle and case
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cellulose nitrate (handle and holder material)
label: Physical Description
content: stainless steel (razor material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15.7 cm x 3.3 cm x 2 cm; 6 3/16 in x 1 5/16 in x 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 5/16 in x 1 1/4 in x 7/8 in; 16.03375 cm x 3.175 cm x 2.2225 cm