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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 677659, member: 5833"]OK, the 1897 Sears Roebuck catalogue lists an assortment of razors, most with black rubber handles, one with an ivory handle (made by Farragut) & several with Celluloid. The 2 fanciest ones are Celluloid. There's a little B&W illustration for each. A few are shown that have the notch, most do not. In the only place where this is described in words they are designated as 'hollow point' & 'square point'. They can be medium or finely hollow ground, but no other kind of grinding is mentioned. Only a handful are not specified as one or the other.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doesn't do anything to settle the question of why the hollow point. Another piece of knowledge once so common it went without saying, now mystifying a bunch of very smart knowledgeable people. The ivory handled razor was $1.75, as were two of the Celluloid handled razors. The other Celluloid handled razor was the most expensive offered, at $2.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 677659, member: 5833"]OK, the 1897 Sears Roebuck catalogue lists an assortment of razors, most with black rubber handles, one with an ivory handle (made by Farragut) & several with Celluloid. The 2 fanciest ones are Celluloid. There's a little B&W illustration for each. A few are shown that have the notch, most do not. In the only place where this is described in words they are designated as 'hollow point' & 'square point'. They can be medium or finely hollow ground, but no other kind of grinding is mentioned. Only a handful are not specified as one or the other. Doesn't do anything to settle the question of why the hollow point. Another piece of knowledge once so common it went without saying, now mystifying a bunch of very smart knowledgeable people. The ivory handled razor was $1.75, as were two of the Celluloid handled razors. The other Celluloid handled razor was the most expensive offered, at $2.[/QUOTE]
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