Hone, Razor

Object number2012.66.7 a-c

Manufacturer The Carborundum Company

MediumPaper/Mineral

Credit LineGift of Toni Luvera

DescriptionCarborundum razor hone with box.Dimensionsa) Height: 0.5 in. Width:1.875 in. Length: 3.937 in.
b) Height: 0.625 in. Width: 2.25 in. Length: 4.312 in.
c) Height: 0.625 in. Width: 2.25 in. Length: 4.312 in.
Inscriptions(b)
Handwritten over the previous text is : "=FL" underlined and "115".

(c)
Writing on the bottom of the box: "=FL" with an underline and "IL" or "11(?)".
Marks(a)
Printed on side in black ink is "CARBORUNDUM HONE NO. 103".

(b)
Top: "THREE GRAND PRIZES / GRAND PRIX PARIS. ST. LOUIS 1904 GOLD MEDAL BUFFALO / 1900 1901/ CARBORUNDUM RAZOR HONE / MANUFACTURED BY / THE CARBORUNDUM COMPANY / GOLD MEDAL CHICAGO. / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / GOLD MEDAL CHARLESTON / 1893 / NIAGRA FALLS, NEW YORK / 1902".

Left and right side: "CARBORUNDUM / RAZOR HONE / No. 103".

Interior: "CARBORUNDUM / RAZOR HONES / CARBORUNDUM RAZOR HONES are recognized as superior to all others, / artificial or natural. They are made from the finest hand- graded Carborun- / dum powder. But a few strokes on this hone are all that is necessary to pro- / duce a keen non-pulling edge; its texture is absolutely uniform and despite / its fast cutting qualities its surface has that velvety smoothness so necessary / in the care of a delicate razor. / Apply thin coating of later each time hone is used. Be sure that the razor / blade is perfectly flat on the hone. Use long, sweeping, light strokes from / heel to point, turning the blade upwards. Good results can also be had by / using the hone dry."
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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