Cut throat razor, box and instructions

Cut throat razor, box and instructions

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1980-676/98
type:
razor

Parts

Cut throat razor with plain handle of black cellulose nitrate

Cut throat razor with plain handle of black cellulose nitrate

Cut throat razor with plain handle of black cellulose nitrate, no. 100, slightly curved, blade guard of chrome-plated metal contains replacement blade, black and red cardboard box, with instruction leaflet, made by the Durham-Duplex Razor Company Ltd., 72 Arundel Street, Sheffield, England, 1911.

Measurements:
length 145 mm
width 24 mm
thickness 12 mm
Materials:
handle, cellulose nitrate , blade guard, chrome plated metal and blade, steel
Object Number:
1980-676/98 Pt1
type:
cut throat razor
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
box for cut throat razor

box for cut throat razor

Rectangular flat box, black base, red lid, made of cardboard, red of lid is mottled

Materials:
cardboard
Object Number:
1980-676/98 Pt2
type:
box for cut throat razor
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
instruction leaflet

instruction leaflet

Instruction leaflet for the Durham-Duplex Razor, full instructions with black and white photographs, about 1911

Measurements:
length 210 mm
width 140 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1980-676/98 Pt3
type:
instruction leaflet