1752 Almond Soap Shave Set

Who needs a barber when you can give him everything he needs to experience a close, soothing shave with the classic clean scent of almond. Each 1752 Almond Soap Shave Set includes a triple-milled Almond shave soap—named 1752 for the year the Caswell-Massey firm was founded—a wooden soap bowl, a badger bristle shave brush and a mock tortoise shave stand. Comes handsomely packaged and ready to gift. Made in the USA.  Bowl, 4"dia.; Soap, 3.3 oz.; brush, 4"h.; stand, 3"h.

Museum Provenance

Evocative of shaving sets in the collections of our National Museum of American History. The collections in our National Museum of American History include an extensive assortment of clothing, distinctive cologne bottles, dusting powder ensembles with decorative puffs and nostalgic soap sets.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.