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A straight razor with a comb guard and a disposable blade. The first step towards a safer-to-use razor was the guard razor – also called a straight safety razor – which added a protective guard to a regular straight razor. The first such razor was most likely invented by a French cutler Jean-Jacques Perret circa 1762. [13]
Donovan "Razor" Ruddock (born December 21, 1963) is a Jamaican-born Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 2001 and in 2015. He is known for his two fights against Mike Tyson in 1991, a fight against Lennox Lewis in 1992, and a fight with Tommy Morrison in 1995.
Razor or The Razor is the nickname of: Junior Farzan Ali (born 1980), Fijian boxer and WBF Asia Pacific lightweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk (born 1976), Ukrainian boxer and former WBO Super Welterweight champion
The nickname "Razor" Ruddock has been shared by two sportsmen: Donovan Ruddock (born 1963), Canadian boxer; Neil Ruddock (born 1968), English footballer
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 ...
A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are also called open razors and cut-throat razors . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The predecessors of the modern straight razors include bronze razors, with cutting edges and fixed handles, produced by craftsmen from Ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom (1569 — 1081 BC).
Barbieri's nickname was "The Razor" because of his raspy voice, [7] thought by some listeners to resemble a barber's electric razor and his "no-nonsense" approach to interviews. The nickname, which may have also been inspired by his surname's resemblance to "barber", was given to him by longtime San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen. [8]
An early Schick electric shaver advertisement. Jacob Schick's first business venture, the Magazine Repeating Razor Co. sold a razor with injection cartridge blades designed much like a repeating rifle, inspired by his experience in the Spanish-American War, where the blades were sold in clips that could be loaded into the razor without touching the blade.