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Aftershave in a bottle alongside a shaving brush, shaving soap, and a safety razor Williams Aqua Velva aftershave from the 1930s Aftershave is a product applied to skin after shaving . Traditionally, it is an alcohol -based liquid (splash), but it can be a lotion , gel , or even a paste .
Aqua Velva was first trademarked in 1917 by the J.B. Williams Company [2] and later acquired by the Beecham Group in 1982, [3] SmithKline Beecham in 1989, [4] then by GlaxoSmithKline from 2000 until it was sold to Combe Incorporated in 2002. [5] As of 2016, it is marketed by Combe Incorporated and Unilever (formerly Sara Lee) in Europe. Aqua ...
Formats up to six custom lines of text into a Burma-Shave style advertisement, including a wikilink to the Burma-Shave page after the final line. Template parameters This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Line 1 1 The first line of the Burma-Shave notice. String suggested Line 2 2 The second line of the Burma-Shave notice. String suggested Line ...
Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil was created by Dr. Samuel N. Thomas of Phelps, New York.Although it was not uncommon to name patent remedies after fabricated characters, especially doctors, contemporary directories do list a so-called "electric physician" named Samuel N. Thomas living in Phelps from approximately 1867 to 1870. [3]
Colgate shaving soap stick container from the 1930s. Hard shaving soaps in their modern form have existed since at least the early 19th century. Williams (a common American shaving soap intended for use in a mug rather than a scuttle) has been produced since 1840, [2] and a US patent for a shaving scuttle for use with a hard soap was granted in ...
The company's original product was a liniment made of ingredients described as having come "from the Malay Peninsula and Burma" (hence its name). [1] Sales were sparse, and the company sought to expand sales by introducing a product with wider appeal. The result was the Burma-Shave brand of brushless shaving cream and its supporting advertising ...
Formats up to six custom lines of text into a Burma-Shave style advertisement, including a wikilink to the Burma-Shave page after the final line. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Line 1 1 The first line of the Burma-Shave notice. String suggested Line 2 2 The second line of the Burma-Shave notice ...
Warning label on a cigarette box: "Smoking Kills". Warning label for a personal water craft. A warning label is a label attached to a product, or contained in a product's instruction manual, warning the user about risks associated with its use, and may include restrictions by the manufacturer or seller on certain uses. [1]