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The origins of the "Remington" name date back to the formation of E. Remington and Sons, a firearms maker founded in 1816. E. Remington & Sons made occasional forays into products other than firearms, such as sewing machines and farm implements—but its most significant side venture was when inventor Christopher Sholes persuaded the firearms company to help him develop the typewriter with the ...
Shaving is the removal of hair, by using a razor or any other kind of bladed implement, to slice it down—to the level of the skin or otherwise. Shaving is most commonly practiced by men to remove their facial hair and by women to remove their leg and underarm hair. A man is called clean-shaven if he has had his beard entirely removed. [1]
[1] [2] The term shaving cream can also refer to the lather produced with a shaving brush from shaving soap or a lather shaving cream. Shaving creams commonly consist of an emulsion of oils, soaps or surfactants, and water. [3] In addition to soap, lather shaving creams include a humectant for softer consistency and keeping the lather ...
An electric shaver (also known as the dry razor, electric razor, or simply shaver) is a razor with an electrically powered rotating or oscillating blade. The electric shaver usually does not require the use of shaving cream, soap, or water. The razor may be powered by a small DC motor, which is either powered by batteries or mains electricity.
The 1950s also marked the beginning of the product that Braun is known for today: the electric shaver. Braun's first electric shaver, known as the S 50, was designed in 1938, but World War II delayed its introduction until 1951. [7] It featured an oscillating cutter block with a very thin, yet very stable steel-foil mounted above it.
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.
Philips Norelco is the American brand name for electric shavers and other personal care products made by the Consumer Lifestyle division of Philips. [1] [2] For personal care products marketed outside the United States, Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands, Philips used the Philishave trademark until 2006. Philips then dropped that name ...
On January 18, 2016, Daniel Leetin Shaver of Granbury, Texas, was fatally shot by police officer Philip Brailsford in the hallway of a La Quinta Inn & Suites hotel in Mesa, Arizona. Police were responding to a report that a rifle had been pointed out of the window of Shaver's hotel room.