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LicenseShaving equipment
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Shaving equipment, 3 cut throat razors with silver mounted tortoiseshell handles, and 2 strops in shagreen case, made by La Rock, European, 1750-1850
Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A646968
- Materials:
- razor, steel, silver, tortoiseshell, strops, wood, leather, slate, strops, silver, case, wood and shagreen
- Measurements:
-
case: height 147 mm
max. case: diameter 70 mm
razor open: length 253 mm
razor folded: length 162 mm
approx
strop: length 160 mm
larger strop: width 28 mm
- type:
- shaving equipment
