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Connecticut Historical Society collections, 2016.24.35 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Razor
Connecticut Historical Society collections, 2016.24.35 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Razor

MakerMade by Joseph Smith & Son English, active 1828
Mediumsteel
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length): 5 1/4in. (13.3cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA steel razor with a thin handle. There is a hole in the steel at the end of the handle. No case.
Object number2016.24.35
MarkingsRecto, engraved into steel handle: "JOSEPH SMITH & SON/ CELEBRATED RAZORS/ 3415"
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Connecticut Historical Society collections, 2016.24.36 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
    Frederick Reynolds
    Gift of Elizabeth Yale Hall, 1950.16.38 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Betrand Leland Yale
    mid 19th-19th century
    Gift of Avis & Rockwell Gardiner, 1977.86.5 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Turner & Cowles
    Gift of Janet Lane Reynolds, 1983.18.6 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Comfort Lane
    about 1800
    Razor Blades In Original Box
    G. Fox and Co.
    early 20th-mid 20th century
    Full view of sword with scabbard
    Colonel George Perkins Bissell
    1862
    Museum purchase, 1959.69.9  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    J. & E. Stevens Co.
    after 1889
    Gift of the Estate of George A. Long, 1959.91.6a-c, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Co…
    Gray Telephone Pay Station Company
    1907-1920