Straight Razor with Celluloid Handle

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Description:

The inscription on one side of the blade reads “MADE IN GERMANY / FOR / FOERY & BAUER / 21 GRAHAM AVE.”

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany

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Credit Line: Dadie and Norman B. Perlov

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.1246Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.1246

Object Name: straight razor with celluloid hanld

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (handle material)steel (razor material)Measurements: overall: 2.4 cm x 15.3 cm x .8 cm; 15/16 in x 6 in x 5/16 inoverall, closed: 1/2 in x 6 3/16 in x 1 in; 1.27 cm x 15.71625 cm x 2.54 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0fb9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1335721

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