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Gift of Janet Lane Reynolds, 1983.18.6 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Straight Razor
Gift of Janet Lane Reynolds, 1983.18.6 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Straight Razor

Original Owner (American, 1783 - 1828)
Maker (1785 - 1800)
Dateabout 1800
Mediumsteel; metal; wood
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length): 6 1/8in. (15.6cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Janet Lane Reynolds
Object number1983.18.6
DescriptionA steel straight razor with a single, long blade. The handle is wood and the two pieces are held together by two bolts.
Status
Not on view
Gift of Avis & Rockwell Gardiner, 1977.86.5 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Turner & Cowles
Gift of Elizabeth Yale Hall, 1950.16.38 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Betrand Leland Yale
mid 19th-19th century
Razor Blades In Original Box
G. Fox and Co.
early 20th-mid 20th century
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Frederick Reynolds
Connecticut Historical Society collections, 2016.24.35 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Societ ...
Joseph Smith & Son
Museum purchase, 1967.4.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Stanley Rule & Lock Co.
about 1905
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.4.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undet ...
Albert G. Walker
1858
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Henry Champion Deming
1863
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Waterman Lilly Ormsby
1851
Presentation Sword and Scabbard
Hervey Fitts Jacobs
1862