Package of Burma-Shave Double Edge Razor Blades, 1930-1945
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Artifact Overview
The Burma-Vita Company was one of the first companies to produce a brushless shaving cream. They began selling the grooming products in 1925, but it was their innovative advertising method that most people recall today. Roadside poems and humorous sayings -- Were this company's fame -- Gave drivers and auto tourists -- A way to remember their name -- Burma Shave.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Razor blade
Date Made
1930-1945
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Produced by the Burma-Vita Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2009.84.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Steel (Alloy)
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 1.125 in
Width: 2 in
Depth: 0.75 in
Inscriptions
Printed on top and bottom of box:
Burma-Shave / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / DOUBLE EDGE RAZOR BLADES
Printed on long side of box:
BURMA VITA CO. / MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA / MADE IN U. S. A.
Printed on long side of box: MADE OF FINEST / SURGICAL STEEL
Printed on short side of box: 15 / BLADES / 25 [cent sign]
Etched on both sides of razor blades:
Burma-Shave / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / SURGICAL STEEL / MADE IN U. S. A.
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