The man who founded the Gillette corporation, King Camp Gillette, had some surprising philosophical ideas. In 1894, Gillette published a book arguing that "our present system of competition" breeds ...

“In 1895, when I, King Camp Gillette, was 40, I first thought of the safety razor.” So, a decade ago, wrote the father of a great company, a great industry. The proud ring in his words was justified.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The first safety razor was patented ...

This week, Gillette unveiled the latest weapon in the razor industry arms, featuring double-pivot FlexBall technology. But how have the company's razors changed over the years? This week, Gillette ...

Was there ever a thing so misnamed as safety razors? Safer than what? For decades, men went to work with little pieces of tissue attached to their faces to staunch the bleeding. All the same, as city ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "No Stropping, No Honing." As a young ...

We don't claim that this razor will give better satisfaction than the lower-priced safety razors quoted on this page." The model of cheap razors and expensive blades evolved only later, as Gillette's ...