05/07/2019
We will once more use Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor) to go back into history and explore the art of shaving and the razor as a main tool for it: "Various forms of razors were used throughout history, which are different in appearance but similar in use to modern straight razors. In times clam shells, shark teeth, and flint were sharpened and used to shave with. Drawings of such blades were found in prehistoric caves. Some tribes still use blades made of flint to this day. Excavations in Egypt have unearthed solid gold and copper razors in tombs dating back to the 4th millennium BC. Several razors as well as other personal hygiene artefacts were recovered from Bronze Age burials in northern Europe and are believed to belong to high status individuals. The Roman historian Livy reported that the razor was introduced in ancient Rome in the 6th century BC. by legendary king Lucius Tarquinius Priscus. Priscus was ahead of his time because razors did not come to general use until a century later."....to be continued ...
