Two cut-throat razors with box
Two cut-throat razors with steel blades inscribed 'WARRENTED' and bone handles inscribed: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON'. In a red leather covered box with 'SILVER STEEL RAZORS' on the lid. This is contained in a black morocco outer box. With a typed label: 'LORD NELSON'S RAZORS his body-servant, TOM ALLEN, a lad from Burnham Thorpe who had been a seaman in the AGAMEMNON , used these to shave the Admiral after the loss of his right arm. Lent by the Trustees of the National Maritime Museum'.
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Object Details
ID: | REL0139 |
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Collection: | Relics |
Type: | Razor |
Display location: | Not on display |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 198 mm x 90 mm x 33 mm |
Parts: | Two cut-throat razors with box |