Straight Razor with Celluloid Hadle

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Description:

The inscriptions on one side of the blade read “K / 419 / KEEN KUTTER” and “ROYAL RAZOR / E. C. SIMMONS / KEEN KUTTER.” That on the other reads “SIMMONS HDWE CO. / MFRS. & DISTRIBUTORS / U.S.A.” That on the handle reads “ROYAL” The Simmons Hardware Co., of St. Louis, Mo., began marking their cutlery and tools “KEEN KUTTER” in 1866.

Date Made: 1900 - 1939

Maker: Simmons Hardware Co.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Missouri, St. Louis

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Credit Line: Dadie and Norman B. Perlov

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.1253Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.1253

Object Name: straight razorstraight razor with celluloid handle

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (handle material)steel (razor material)Measurements: overall: 2 cm x 15.4 cm x .8 cm; 13/16 in x 6 1/16 in x 5/16 inoverall: 7/16 in x 6 1/8 in x 13/16 in; 1.11125 cm x 15.5575 cm x 2.06375 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

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

Record Id: nmah_1335728

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