Blade, Razor
Object number2012.66.6
OriginNew York, NY
MediumPaper
Credit LineGift of Toni Luvera
DescriptionRectangular box of razor blades.Dimensions0.75 x 4.062 x 5.125 in. (1.9 x 10.3 x 13 cm)MarksBlue text in the grey portion reads : "DOUBLE EDGE / EVERY BLADE GUARANTEED" and white text in the red circle " 20 / PACKAGES / BLU / STRIKE / BLADES".
Sides of box:
"BLU-STRIKE BLADE Co., INC. / NEW YORK, N.Y."
"DOUBLE EDGE BLADES / MADE IN U.S.A. "
"20 PACKAGES DOUBLE EDGE BLADES"
"DOUBLE EDGE BLADES".
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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