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Gift of Avis & Rockwell Gardiner, 1977.86.5 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Straight Razor
Gift of Avis & Rockwell Gardiner, 1977.86.5 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Straight Razor

MakerMade by Turner & Cowles
Mediumsteel; plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length): 6 1/4in. (15.9cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Avis & Rockwell Gardiner
DescriptionA steel straight razor with a black cover/handle.
Object number1977.86.5
MarkingsRecto, engraved into steel handle: "TURNER & COWLES/ WEST/ MERIDEN, CONN."
On View
Not on view
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Joseph Smith & Son
Razor Blades In Original Box
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G. Fox and Co.
early 20th-mid 20th century
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John Cowles (1894 - 1972)
John Cheney Cowles
1953
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Family Register
Maria B. Cowles
1850
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1905 Liberty Nickel
Edith Cowles Poor
1905
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.29, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, C…
Harriet Bowen Cheney
Harriet Bowen Cheney Cowles
about 1879
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Harriet and Elizabeth Cheney
Harriet Bowen Cheney Cowles
about 1884
Lock and Keys in Original Packaging
Lock and Keys in Original Packaging
Corbin
1970s
Gift of Eileen Schmidt, 2011.189.1 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hand Mixer
The Turner and Seymour Manufacturing Company
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