Many a good razor has been cast aside as useless and good for nothing, till pro bono publico, a fact; or, proof positive. Step'd forward, to give ease to the cheek, comfort to the upper lip, a pleasant familiarity to the chin and an uncommon agreeable surprize to the bearded physiognomy which takes place by a razor being strop'd or sharpen'd on Packwood's new invented razor strop: ...

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Lewis Walpole Library > Many a good razor has been cast aside as useless and good for nothing, till pro bono publico, a fact; or, proof positive. Step'd forward, to give ease to the cheek, comfort to the upper lip, a pleasant familiarity to the chin and an uncommon agreeable surprize to the bearded physiognomy which takes place by a razor being strop'd or sharpen'd on Packwood's new invented razor strop: ...

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Title: Many a good razor has been cast aside as useless and good for nothing, till pro bono publico, a fact; or, proof positive. Step'd forward, to give ease to the cheek, comfort to the upper lip, a pleasant familiarity to the chin and an uncommon agreeable surprize to the bearded physiognomy which takes place by a razor being strop'd or sharpen'd on Packwood's new invented razor strop: ...
Creator: Packwood, George
Published / Created: [ 1795?]
Publication Place: [London] : [G. Packwood?]
Description: Caption title.
Date based on the watermark on the copy in the British Library.
At foot of the first page: "Sold by the proprietor, G. Packwood, 16, Gracechurch-street London."
On the verso: "Vended in London by the following perfumers" and "Vended in the country by the following perfumers."
Sheet trimmed close on left margin with loss of beginning characters in the first column of names on verso. For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Ian Marr; July 2015.
Extent: [2] p. ; 22 x 17 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: File 66 795 P119

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Early works to 1800
Directories
Advertisements
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Topic): Barbershops
Razors
Advertising
Perfumes industry
Perfumes
Subjects: Barbershops > Great Britain > Early works to 1800
Razors > Early works to 1800
Advertising > Perfumes industry
Perfumes > Great Britain > Directories

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 12497071
Object ID (OID): 16721035