- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0215 a,b
- Description
- A pair of small flat metal (silver?) rectangular sheaths, each with a small ring at one end (for attaching to fob?). A razor blade fits into a metal spine that slides into the sheath. Both cases are decorated with a line pattern and a smooth central diamond shape for engraving. The blades are rem…
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- Title
- Pocket Knife
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 2.5 x 6.5 (10.5 extended) cm
- Description
- A pair of small flat metal (silver?) rectangular sheaths, each with a small ring at one end (for attaching to fob?). A razor blade fits into a metal spine that slides into the sheath. Both cases are decorated with a line pattern and a smooth central diamond shape for engraving. The blades are removable. The razors are engraved with “GILETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO OF CANADA LTD” on one side and “GILETTE UTILITY BLADE” on the other. The blade itself reads “BLUE GILETTE BLADE DESIGN REG. 1930 CANADA PATENTED IBN CANADA 1926 - 1929 - 1931 - 1932 - 1935 OTHER PATENTS PENDING” on one side and “REGISTERED TRADEMARK KNOWN THE WORLD OVER BLUE GILETTE BLADE MADE IN CANADA”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0215 a,b
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