Cut-throat razor
Cut-throat razor with steel blade and horn handle reputedly associated with Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Stored with the razor is a letter dated 13 April 1915 and a note detailing the history of the razor. Impressed with the maker's name 'SNOOK', this may be William Snook, Catherine Street, Salisbury 1791-1843. Said to have been used to shave Nelson by Richard Battersby, barber on HMS ‘Victory.
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Object Details
ID: | REL0137 |
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Collection: | Relics |
Type: | Razor |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Snook, William |
People: | Nelson, Horatio; Battersby, Richard Battersby, Alfred |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall (closed) : 10 mm x 155 mm x 25 mm |
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