Dewey Hooper's Shaving Kit
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Title
Dewey Hooper's Shaving Kit
Subject
Dewey Hooper, Elon College Class of 1940
Description
This is a photograph of a shaving kit that was issued to Dewey Hooper by the U. S. Army Air Forces. It consists of a green fabric case, which has the following items: one comb, one nail file, one small mirror, one bar of soap (in small plastic box), one razor head with razor blade; one razor handle; one spare razor blade in paper wrapper; one tube of tooth cream; one tube of lanolin shaving cream; and one small shaving brush. The tubes were manufactured by the E. R. Squibb & Sons Company of New York. The case has a tag that says, "Buddy Kit Trade Mark Pat. Pend. Los Angeles"; the reverse of the tag says, "In Pocket Size to Keep You Clean and Fit". On one of the inside flaps of the case is written in ink: "A/C Dewey G. Hooper 34115352". Metal items in kit are rusted and fabric is stained and frayed with age.
Creator
Rob Brown, University Communications, Elon University, Photographer
Source
Dewey Hooper Collection, Mss.Coll.011
Publisher
Archives & Special Collections, Elon University
Date
Item 1942; photographed 2022
Contributor
Family of Dewey Hooper
Rights
Held by Elon University
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Realia
Identifier
Mss.Coll.011, Folder 1:15; AR040
Coverage
Second World War
Files
Collection
Citation
Rob Brown, University Communications, Elon University, Photographer, “Dewey Hooper's Shaving Kit,” Elon University Archives and Special Collections, accessed May 9, 2024, https://belkarchives.omeka.net/items/show/96.