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Shaving Kit
American, probably, late 18th or early 19th century
Wood, hog bristle, soap, cloth
1980.39
Gift of Miss Frances L. Ribble

This shaving kit consists of a wooden box, a hog bristle shaving brush and small bag, and several pieces of shaving soap. A note attached to the inside lid of the box reads: "The Shaving Box of John Marshall-Chief Justice of U. States." Although we can never be sure of its exact history, the box descended in the Marshall family and is believed to have been owned by John Marshall.

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