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Clipper, Hair

Object number2012.66.9 a-c

Manufacturer Raymond Laboratories Inc.

OriginSt. Paul, MN

MediumPlastic/Metal/Steel

Credit LineGift of Toni Luvera

DescriptionRazor hair shaper with box of razor blades and instruction manual.Dimensionsa) Height: 0.062 in. Width: 0.75 in. Length: 6.562 in.
b) Height:0.312 in. Width:1 in. Length: 2.875 in.
c) Length:5.875 in. Width: 4.875 in.
Marks(a)
Maker's mark on the front side of shaper "NEW RAY SHAPER".

(b)
Red text on front of box: "new ray / BLADES / FOR THE / NEW RAY / SHAPER".
Back of box: "NEW RAY SHAPER BLADES / THE BLADES IN THIS PACKAGE ARE MADE OF THE / FINEST CHROME STEEL. THEY HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY / HONES, INSPECTED AND TESTED. THE QUALITY IS / SUPERIOR. / RAYMOND LABORATORIES Inc. St. Paul, Minn."

(c)
Front page: "THE / new ray / HAIR SHAPER / "3 Section Method" / of / Basic Hair Shaping / RAYMOND LABORATORIES INC. ST. PAUL 1, MINN."

The rest of the pages are filled with instructions for using the hair shaper.
Historical NotesPart of a collection of hair salon supplies used at Josephine’s Beauty Salon on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield. Josephine Mazzacco (1911-2012) opened Josephine’s after graduating from Griffith in 1931. She opened her own shop in 1947, and it closed in 1995.

Previous owner Josephine Mazzocco (1911 - 2012)

Related institution Josephine's Beauty Salon

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