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These three objects are all to do with shaving. A rich gentleman's personal servant, a valet, would have used them to shave his master. At the top is a leather razor strop for sharpening the razor. |
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Below the strop is a cut throat razor with a bone handle. The edge was run up and down the strop until it was very sharp. At the bottom is a badger hair shaving brush. The valet would work soap into a lather with the brush and some water . He would then brush the lather on to the master's face before shaving him carefully with the cut throat razor. |
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