The world of razors was an exiting place at the turn of the last century. Not only was the Kampfe-Star for sale and King Gillette patented his now iconic safety razor, while razors like the Diamond Edge and Curbo were … Continue reading
During my prodding into the weird and wonderful world of pen-shaped razors,1 I found a rather neat single edge razor. Nelson H Fairweather and Leroy H Crosby filed for the patent in 1922, and it was granted two years later. … Continue reading
Continuing on the theme of razors with stuff in the handle, we have an early patent for a razor with a pair of tweezers. And those may be the least interesting detail on this safety razor. Filed in 1908 and … Continue reading
Sometimes I find a razor online I’ve never heard about before. Like the Larkin Buffalo Safety Razor, which seems to be manufactured for the Larking Company – the people behind the Larkin Idea which I’ve mentioned before.
No, not the razor I mentioned last week. Patented five years after that advertisement, this Seabrook safety razor used blades reminiscent of the Christy razor. The patent was filed in 1905 by Henry and Percy Seabrook, and published the year … Continue reading
James Hartness was a prolific inventor, with quite a few patents to his name. While most of them are for machines and machine tools, he also dabbled in safety razors. In 1905 he was awarded a patent for one, specifically … Continue reading
I realise this may not be useful for everyone, but if you’re looking for photos of old (and new) safety razors you might find this handy: Wikimedia Commons. It is a wonderful resource for free to use images and other … Continue reading
The first part of the last century must been rough – so rough that the Shrp-Shavr Razor Company had to save on vowels in their name… And the razor they manufactured looks quite inexpensive too. It could probably be manufactured … Continue reading
The razors and blades model is a business model1 in which one item is sold at a low price in order to increase sales of a complementary good. Common variations today is printers-and-ink, consoles-and-games, and razors-and-cartridges. There is a common … Continue reading
C–Unsinger-Razor-Blade-O… you may think that awkward backronyms is a new thing, but the Unzinger Razor Blade Co came up with the brand name CURBO in 1914. Selling razor-blades, safety razors, parts thereof, and twine cutters, the CURBO razors were less … Continue reading