Thread: anyone know what this is?

thanks guys! makes perfect sense!! NOW I KNOW LOL . Prob a travel type thing.

Yes, many of that size carried travel Gillettes with the short handles.
~Richard

Some very old SE razors came in canisters as well, though that does not appear to have been painted with any branding.

I have a safety razor in a canister , if I remember I'll get a pic and post it. It's very small maybe the size of a shaving brush handle. I also have another safety razor in a tin that may be a little bigger then a blade storage case

Star lather catchers came in a yellow painted tin but not that style. A few other lather catchers as well came in cylinders.

Talcum powder & soap. It was probably once in a kit, complete with a straight razor. I have a Gillette that came with those. As you can see, it also has blade canisters.