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 ...

Shaving once required a skilled barber with a steady hand and a sharp straight razor. Any attempt to duplicate the act at home usually ended in bloodshed. In 1904, King Gillette introduced the first ...

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 ...

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 ...

Given their greatness, we wanted to test the top metal razors from the best-known brands to find the safety razor to rule them all. That’s why SPY has spent the last 10 weeks meticulously testing the ...

Walk into any supermarket or pharmacy and you’ll find rows of flashy multi-blade razors – complete with lubrication strips and even vibrating handles, in some cases – promising your smoothest ever ...