tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031299033231961626.post7695430967628312809..comments2024-02-07T03:14:03.401-04:00Comments on 100 Hidden Histories: Razor SharpAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299412617499456333noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031299033231961626.post-82217906081756026662016-07-10T23:56:17.336-03:002016-07-10T23:56:17.336-03:00I had one memorable experience with a straight raz...I had one memorable experience with a straight razor when I was 23 years old. I went to the barbershop for a haircut one Friday evening. I thought I would treat myself and get shaved as well. Unfortunately for m, I happened to have a rookie barber that night. I had seen other barbers cover a man's face with a hot towel before they would apply the lather to shave him. My barber kept applying towels to my face after he started shaving me. It seemed to be taking a verl long time before he finished. I just had enough time to pay him and hurry up town to meet my girlfriend, who was working until 9 o'clock. I was late getting uptown. I explained to her where I had been. She looked at my face and asked me if I had looked in the mirror before I left the barber shop. My face was all cut, especially below my chin. I could not shave for 5 days, until my face had healed. The owner of the barber shop tried to defend the young barber, by saying that I had acne on my face and that is why I was so cut up. I never had acne in my life. That was the last time I was in that barber shop and the last time I have had a straight razor anywhere near my face.<br /><br /><br /><br />harry wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031299033231961626.post-48493564857546505662016-06-19T09:07:06.958-03:002016-06-19T09:07:06.958-03:00Barbers still use this type razor.Barbers still use this type razor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827329657938334467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031299033231961626.post-13830236583372054382016-06-16T09:35:06.644-03:002016-06-16T09:35:06.644-03:00Thank you for your comment! We love learning thing...Thank you for your comment! We love learning things that connect our artifacts to real life happenings! Kings County Museum Summer Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497092091861210986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031299033231961626.post-83405842619412929562016-06-16T09:17:53.251-03:002016-06-16T09:17:53.251-03:00I can remember a barber using one of these when pu...I can remember a barber using one of these when putting the finishing touches on my Dad's haircut, around his sideburns and back of neck. They made it look really easy. They also used a 'strop' made of leather that helped keep the blade sharp after passing it across the leather several times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com