Shaving Set thumbnail 1
Shaving Set thumbnail 2
+1
images
Not currently on display at the V&A

Shaving Set

ca. 1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Shaving set consisting of a brown Bakelite case containing a stainless steel razor, stainless steel razor stropper, and a leather strop.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Case
  • Razor
  • Razor Stropper
  • Strop
Materials and techniques
Bakelite; stainless steel; horse leather
Brief description
Shaving set in brown Bakelite case; Ever-Ready, England, about 1950
Physical description
Shaving set consisting of a brown Bakelite case containing a stainless steel razor, stainless steel razor stropper, and a leather strop.
Production typeMass produced
Object history
Fred Bulmer, a collector based in Leeds, Yorkshire, offered his collection of ‘plastic antiques’ to the V&A in late 1982. The Museum chose to purchase 59 objects from Bulmer the following year (for acquisition papers see MA/1/B3395). The objects were divided among the Museum’s collections according to object type: Furniture and Woodwork taking 26 objects (W.50 to 75-1983), Metalwork 18 objects (M.49 to 66-1984) and Ceramics and Glass 14 objects (C.41 to 54-1984).
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.51-1984

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSON