'Velvet' safety razor in red cardboard box

'Velvet' safety razor in red cardboard box

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'Velvet' safety razor in red cardboard box, legend inside advertises `Velvet' blades, `The reliable penny blade', by Joseph Potter, as obtainable from Woolworth's, 1D each, made in England, 1940-1975.

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Object Number:
1999-323
Materials:
metal (unknown) and cardboard
Measurements:
Box only: 2.9 mm x 90 mm x 50 mm, .0136 kg
Razor only: 2.4 mm x 75 mm x 45 mm, .0493 kg
type:
razor
credit:
Blaaberg, F.C.