General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION.

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 PRESUMABLY 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

PROFESSIONAL QUALITY HAIR CLIPPERS MFD BY BROWN & SHARPE (EST. 1868), FEATURING A REMOVEABLE BLADE. IT PROBABLY CUT HAIR TO 1/8 INCH LENGTH. (REF. 3)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "BROWN/ &/ SHARPE/ No. 1" incised in base. "BROWN & SHARPE MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, R.I./ MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" incised on inside of cutter. Walking cross (swastika) symbol incised on clipper, near swing arm attachment point..2 "BROWN & SHARPE MFG. CO. PROVIDENCE, R.I./ MADE IN U.S.A. PATENT PENDING" incised on inside of swing arm. Diamond symbol incised, near attachment point with.1..3 "BROWN & SHARPE MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, R.I./ MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" incised on inside of blade..4-.5 No markings visible.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISH.

Decoration

N/A