General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

RAZOR: STAINLESS STEEL; BLADES STAINLESS STEEL; PLASTIC CASE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

9.7 cm

Width

6.0 cm

Height

4.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Toilet article

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GILLETTE

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS ONE PROBABLY USED UP TO THE 1960S AS A BLADE PATENTED IN 1965 IN CASE

Canada

PRODUCT WAS DISTRIBUTED IN CANADA AND BLADES MFG IN CANADA

Function

USED TO CUT BODY HAIR

Technical

THE SAFETY RAZOR WAS MARKETED FIRST IN 1903 BY GILLETTE AS A SAFER WAY TO SHAVE THAN WITH STRAIGHT RAZORS WHICH HAD BEEN IN USE SINCE AT LEAST THE 17TH C IN ENGLAND. HAS A DISPOSABLE DOUBLE-EDGED BLADE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MOLDED IN LID OF CASE: 'Gillette/ ROCKET/ ONE-PIECE RAZOR'/ MOLDED IN BASE OF CASE: 'RAZOR MADE IN ENGLAND/ BLADES MADE IN CANADA/ BLADE-DISPENSER PATENTED IN 1944/ Gillette [LOGO]/ TRADE MARKS REGD. MARCAS [?]/ GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO. OF CANADA, LTD./ MONTREAL, CANADA'/ STAMPED IN BOTTOM OF RAZOR: 'BRIT. PAT. NO 430030/ Gillette [LOGO] Made in England'/ ON BLADES: 'KNOWN THE WORLD OVER/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK/ MADE IN CANADA/ Gillette BLUE BLADE''KNOWN THE WORLD OVER/ REGISTERED TRADE MARKS/ PATENTED 1854, 1965/ MADE IN CANADA'

Missing

BLADE DISPENDER

Finish

SHINY FINISH RAZOR; ONE BLADE SILVER & BLACK; ONE BLADE BLACK WITH GREEN PRINTING; CASE: RED BOTTOM, CLEAR LID

Decoration

MFG AND PRODUCT NAME ATTRACTIVELY MOLDD IN LID OF CASE