Vintage B. T. Babbitt Lye Bank, For Your Daily Savings Or Old Safety Razor Blades
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:1718860 | Modified Item: No |
| Brand: B.T. Babbitt | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
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Description: You are bidding on a Vintage B. T. Babbitt Lye Bank - for Your Daily Savings or old Safety Razor Blades, Circa 1930s.
The best reference example for viewers of this Listing is on page 187 in the book entitled Collectibles for the Kitchen, Bath & Beyond A Pictorial Guide by Ellen Bercovici, Bobbie Zucker, and Deborah Gillham copyrighted 1998. You will ...also find a Photo of this Razor Blade Bank on page 25 in the book entitled Razor Blade Banks, An Illustrated History and Price Guide by Lester Dequaine copyrighted in 1988. Lester Dequaine also indicates that this has a Paper Label on Heavy Cardboard with Metal Ends. "It is said to be the first in the United States to recognize the value of product premiums". In addition, you may see this Item on the Shave World Web Site by Clicking on Encyclopedia in the Left Margin on its Home Page and then Clicking on the Blade Bank Tab on the Next Page.
I believe this Paper/Cardboard/Tin Bank is in Good to Very Good Used Condition. I encourage you to use eBay's Magnification Option to evaluate it for yourself.
Its Dimensions are: 2 7/8 inches Tall with a Diameter of 2 inches.
The above Photographs are part of my Description. I only rotate and crop my pictures for posting
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A Little About Me: For over the past 20 years I have been both a Collector and Seller of Vintage Shaving Items. Some of My Items are now a 100 years old and be classified as Antiques. I have several hundred Safety Razor Collectibles that I plan to List For Sale. This includes: Safety Razors, Safety Razor Blades, Brushes/Mugs, Safety Razor Banks, Shaving Sticks/Soaps and Sharpeners.
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