Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The company was founded in 1787 by John Weiss, an Austrian, whose skill as master cutler and instrument maker were soon widely acknowledged.He received much recognition, including a Royal Warrant for his inventiveness and craftsmanship, [1] [2] being appointed "Razor Makers to the King" by William IV, and many of his instruments bore the Royal Arms on the handles.
In 2006 and 2007 the company brought sewing shears, utility knives, chef shears, hobby knives and a titanium-bonded, spring-assisted pruner to market. [ 7 ] In 2008, Clauss introduced the SpeedPak utility knife and its replaceable cartridges with ten titanium blades, having won a Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of ...
Harry's is an American company that manufactures and sells shaving equipment and men's personal care products via online and retail channels. The company is known for their subscription service where customers receive new razor blades, shaving cream, and other grooming products by mail.
This page was last edited on 4 September 2020, at 09:33 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
A single-blade Bic razor. During the 1980s, Bic shaving products reached US$52 million in sales and had 22.4% of the market. [42] In 1981, Bic began a subsidiary called Bic Sport, which manufactured and sold water sports products. [43] Bic announced the sale of Bic Sport to the Estonian company Tahe Outdoor in 2019. [44]
Gillette's original razor patent was due to expire in November 1921 and to stay ahead of an upcoming competition, the company introduced the New Improved Gillette Safety Razor in spring 1921 and switched to the razor and blades pricing structure the company is known for today. While the New Improved razor was sold for $5 (equivalent to $85 in ...
In 1963 American Safety Razor became the first maker of stainless steel blades, which were sold under the Personna brand name. In 1968 Philip Morris purchased the Burma-Vita Company, makers of Burma-Shave. In 1970, the first blade made with tungsten steel was introduced, the Personna 74. In 1974 American Line Brand of industrial products was ...
Solingen is called the "City of Blades", and has long been renowned for the manufacturing of fine swords, knives, scissors and razors made by firms such as WKC, DOVO, Wüsthof, Zwilling J. A. Henckels, Böker, Güde, Hubertus, Diefenthal, Puma, Clauberg/Klauberg, Eickhorn, Linder, Carl Schmidt Sohn, Dreiturm, Herder, Martor Safety Knives ...