Clippers, hair

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OBJECT TYPE
MANUAL/PROFESSIONAL
DATE
1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1999.0188.001
MANUFACTURER
Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co.
MODEL
BRESSANT 000
LOCATION
Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
6
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
17.2 cm
Width
8.6 cm
Height
4.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Domestic Technology
Category
Toilet article
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Brown Sharpe
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Rhode Island
City
Providence

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
New Brunswick
Period
THIS TYPE OF CLIPPER USED C. 1925-1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER. THIS EXAMPLE PROBABLY USED C. 1926+
Canada
PART OF A COLLECTION OF BARBERING EQUIPMENT ORIGINALLY OWNED AND USED BY THE DONOR'S FATHER MR. WILLIAM ROY SEAR IN HIS SHOP AT 27 BROAD ST., SUSSEX NB. MR. SEAR GRADUATED FROM MOLER BARBER COLLEGE IN MONTREAL IN 1923, AND BEGAN BARBERING THE NEXT YEAR. HE TRAINED SEVERAL BARBERS, AND HIS BROTHER GEORGE NELSON SEAR ALSO A BARBER, OPERATED HIS OWN SHOP IN SUSSEX UNTIL 1991. ROY SEAR DIED IN 1973: HIS SHOP WAS CLOSED, AND HIS BARBER CHAIR (AND POSSIBLY OTHER EQ.) WAS TRANSFERRED TO GEORGE, WHO USED IT UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1991. (SEE SUPP. INFO. 1999.0186)
Function
USED TO CUT HUMAN HAIR.
Technical
PROFFESSIONAL QUALITY HAIR CLIPPERS MFD BY BROWN & SHARPE (EST. 1868), FEATURING A REMOVEABLE BLADE AND VERY FINELY SPACED CUTTING TEETH. THIS SIZE CLIPPER CUT HAIR EXTREMELY CLOSE, AND MAY HAVE BEEN USED FOR TRIMMING HAIR ON NECK AND/OR SIDEBURNS.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 "BROWN/ &/ SHARPE/ No. 000" incised in base. "BROWN & SHARPE MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, R.I./ MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" incised on inside of cutter..2 "BROWN & SHARPE MFG. CO. PROVIDENCE, R.I./ MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ TRADE BRESSANT MARK" incised on inside of swing arm..4 "TRADE BRESSANT MARK/ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" incised on top of cover, below mounting..3 &.5-.6 No markings visible.
Missing
NONE, SAVE BROKEN TEETH ON .1 CLIPPER.
Finish
BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISH.
Decoration
N/A

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Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., Clippers, hair, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1999.0188, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0188.001/

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