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Description: | VALET (engraved on the top surface, backwards underneath theblade guard and punched out of the blade guard) PRESS (engraved on the blade guard release) AUTOSTROP SAFETY RAZOR CO LTD LONDON, ENGLAND. (engrave don the underside of the blade holder) PATENT NO 184808287411 (engraved on the underside of the razor head) MANU Valet early 20th century This a safety razor, described as a self-stropping safety razor used during preparation for surgery. It was used preparation of the targetted area for surgery, i.e. for shaving the body hair. This was to make incision easier and also to revent infection. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | SURGICAL : THEATRE : RAZOR : MEDICAL : GLASGOWCOLLEGEOFNURSING : TEACHING : TRAINING : PREPARATION : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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