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Actions	straight razor Remove from selection Add to selection $Archived Images\P_numbers\P6001-P6500\P6467.01.JPG; P6467.1-6; ;$ $Archived Images\P_numbers\P6001-P6500\P6467.02.JPG; P6467.1-6; straight razor; razor, straight$ $Archived Images\P_numbers\P6001-P6500\P6467.03.JPG; P6467.1-6; straight razor; razor, straight$ Object numberP6467.1-6 Titlestraight razor DescriptionRolls No. 1 Imperial straight razor in blue pebble-dash case and accompanied by an advertisement and instruction card. Razor box is silver-plate with grecian three-sided design and Rolls Whetter trademark on one lid. Serial number 068536. The compact case has two removable lids - one on each side. Only one lid is removed at a time, and both lids contain a sharpening surface on the inside. One sharpening surface is a gray honing surface, only used occasionally, when the blade becomes blunt. The other sharpening surface is a strop, used to finely sharpen and maintain the blade between every shave. Inside the case, there is a sharpening mechanism, which cannot be removed. This is designed to quickly pass the blade back and forth across the fitted sharpening surface. When not attached to the shaving handle for use, the blade remains inside the case, fitted into the sharpening mechanism, protecting it from being damaged. Circa 1940 Production date circa 1940 Object namerazor, straight Object category3.54 Dimensions box length: 15.9 cm box width: 7.8 cm box depth: 3.0 cm

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Object numberP6467.1-6

Titlestraight razor

DescriptionRolls No. 1 Imperial straight razor in blue pebble-dash case and accompanied by an advertisement and instruction card. Razor box is silver-plate with grecian three-sided design and Rolls Whetter trademark on one lid. Serial number 068536. The compact case has two removable lids - one on each side. Only one lid is removed at a time, and both lids contain a sharpening surface on the inside. One sharpening surface is a gray honing surface, only used occasionally, when the blade becomes blunt. The other sharpening surface is a strop, used to finely sharpen and maintain the blade between every shave. Inside the case, there is a sharpening mechanism, which cannot be removed. This is designed to quickly pass the blade back and forth across the fitted sharpening surface. When not attached to the shaving handle for use, the blade remains inside the case, fitted into the sharpening mechanism, protecting it from being damaged. Circa 1940

Production date circa 1940

Object namerazor, straight

Object category3.54

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