Shaving container
Glastonbury, Connecticut
1907-1911
Maker
J. B. Williams Co. (1847-1957)
Measurements
3-1/2 in x 1-3/8 in (dia)
Materials
Chrome-plated brass,
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
2013.4
Inscription
“Williams / Shaving / Stick / Pat’d Nov 18[or 9] 1907” is stamped into the top of the lid; “THE J.B.WILLIAMS’ CO. / EST. 1840. / GLASTONBURY. CONN. U.S.A.” is stamped into the bottom.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
The cylindrical canister has a hinged lid bearing the company name and "shaving stick," indicating that the container was intended to hold men's shaving soap. The company was a major supplier of men's toiletries until its acquisition by Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in 1957.
No provenance information accompanies this canister, but given its early 20th century date, it may have been used by Mary Corbit Warner's single surviving son (of three). John Warner, born in 1884, lived until 1911. Mrs. Warner's husband died in 1904.
