At another New Englandhome, that I once visited looking for mid century modern rescues, I was offered a shoe box sized box of odds and ends. I suppose the contents of which was collected from the emptying of drawers, shelves and closet corners. Most of the items were metal hairpins called “bobby pins”, plastic buttons, small oily hand tools and old eyeglasses. However, resting on the bottom of the box was another confluence of past and present. It came in a black vinyl covered box with the now defunct Eastern Airlines hockey stick logo in the corner. It measured 7”x 4”x 1.5”. A rather small package for carrying links to and from our “modern” past. I lifted it from the shoe box and immediately opened it for inspection. It was a toiletry kit. And by researching the items inside I was able to open a window to 1970 to 1975. Ironically this was also a window closing on the mid century modern era. During the same time period our possessions and jobs were starting to be created and or outsourced by and to other countries. None the less, the entire contents of this toiletry kit were made in Americaby Americans.
Gillette Trac II “demonstrator” razor manufactured in Boston Ma 1970
