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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0189.002

MANUFACTURER: Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
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: 14.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 3.0 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: "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.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., Handle, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1999.0189, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0189.002/

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