Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1986.133 |
Object Identification Number |
1986.133.014b |
Object Name |
Case, Razor |
Donor |
Christensen, Tom and Jan |
Description |
A razor case or box. The object has a lid (1986.133.014b) and held a straight edge razor (1986.133.014a). The cardboard case is rectangular in shape and is covered in faux brown leather. The top end is indented slightly as to allow the lid to fit securely. The print "H. BOKER & CO'S / RED-INJUN RAZOR / No. 10 / Germany" is seen on one side in dark ink. The end intended to be sealed is now missing, exposing plastic in the interior. Near the top end where the lid would cover on both sides, a white sticker with black print is seen. One side reads "This Razor is honed / and set ready for / immediate use." The other side sticker reads "This Razor is ground / thin and finely tem- / pered and should be / handled carefully as / Broken Razors can / not be exchanged." |
Dimensions |
H-0.5 W-1.25 L-5.5 inches |
Made By |
H. Boker & Co. |
Place Of Origin |
Europe/Germany |
Owned By |
Christensen, Chris L. and Helene Alfreda |
Material |
Cardboard/faux leather/plastic/paper |
Associated People |
Christensen, Chris L. and Helene Alfreda Christensen, Tom and Jan |
Search Terms |
Christensen, Chris L. and Helene Alfreda Christensen, Tom and Jan razor H. Boker & Co. Europe Germany |
Provenance |
The razor case most likely belonged to the donor's parents, Helene Alfreda Lange and Chris L. Christensen. ------------------------------------------ Helene Alfreda Lange, daughter of Johannes and Karn Petersen Lange, was born January 2, 1906, near Elk Horn, Iowa. She and her twin, Herbert Arnold, joined five brothers and two sisters. Helene was baptized on February 4, 1906. She attended rural Elk Horn schools and Elk Horn High School, where she played on the basketball team. She was graduated with the Class of 1924. Helene taught in the rural Elk Horn Schools for eight years. On August 17, 1932, she and Chris L. Christensen, also of Elk Horn, were united in marriage at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. They farmed on the Christensen family farm near Elk Horn for 36 years before retiring to Elk Horn in 1968. They had one son, Thomas Lange Christensen, born on July 31, 1933. In the 1970s, Chris and Helene enjoyed a trip to Denmark. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1982. On the evening of November 1, 1983, while crossing the street in front of their home in Elk Horn, they were struck by an automobile. Chris died later that evening. Helene, severely injured, spent several months in the Jenny Edmundsen Hospital in Council Bluffs and later was transferred to the Methodist Midtown Rehabilitation Center in Omaha. In March, 1984, she became a resident of the Salem Home in Elk Horn, and she lived there until her death on September 3, 1986, following a heart attack. She had been able to celebrate her eightieth birthday eight months before. Burial was in the Elk Horn Cemetery. |
Images |
161\1986133014b.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1986 |