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Razor, Straight

Object number2012.66.2 a-c

Manufacturer F. A. Clauberg

Datec. 1903

OriginGermany

MediumPlastic/Metal/Paper

Credit LineGift of Toni Luvera

DescriptionFolding straight razor with box. Razor has thin, yellow plastic handle.Dimensionsa) Height blade open: 9.312 in. Height blade closed: 5.937 in.
Width of blade:0.5 in. Width of handle: 0.437 in.

b) Length: 5.125 in. Width: 1.062 in. Height: 0.437 in.

c) Length: 2.125 in. Width: 1.062 in. Height: 0.437 in.
Marks(a)
Writing carved into yellow plastic reads: "J.TYSON 1903" on one side and other side says "1903".

Makers mark on neck of metal : "F.A. CLAUBERG / NEW YORK / MADE IN GERMANY".

Opposite side in metal: "TONSORIAL GEM".

(b)
Reads "Mark / Tonsorial / Gem"

(c)
Maker's mark lightly visible on the paper.
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

Related person J. Tyson

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