Steel safety razor with box made of phenol formaldehyde

Made:
1920-1940 in England

Steel safety razor with box and integral small container, made of phenol formaldehyde, by Gillette, England, 1920-1940. With three razor blades in original packets inside the integral small container (see note).

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
2005-293
Materials:
phenol formaldehyde (unspecified), steel (metal) and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall (box closed): 35 mm x 90 mm x 55 mm, 0.45kg
type:
razor, box and container - receptacle
credit:
Frangenberg, Tomas