MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, Jan. 5, 1855, the man who invented the disposable razor was born in Wisconsin. King C.

Was there ever a thing so misnamed as safety razors? Safer than what? For decades, men went to work with little pieces of tissue attached to their faces to staunch the bleeding. All the same, as city ...

“In 1895, when I, King Camp Gillette, was 40, I first thought of the safety razor.” So, a decade ago, wrote the father of a great company, a great industry. The proud ring in his words was justified.

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "No Stropping, No Honing." As a young ...

In the field of specialty manufacturing, few U. S. concerns can equal the extraordinary success of the Gillette Safety Razor Co., as the Company’s 1924 statement goes to show. Last year, the Company’s ...

Gillette is recalling thousands of Venus Simply3 disposable razors over laceration concerns because the blades are misaligned and can cause users to cut themselves while shaving. The company said the ...