![]() ![]() In 1961, Schick moved its manufacturing facilities into its present home in Milford, Connecticut, where the headquarters for the Shaving Products Group now resides. American Chain and Cable produced the product for Schick until 1958, when Schick set up its own manufacturing operations in Bridgeport, Connecticut. acquired the Magazine Repeating Razor Company and renamed it the Schick Safety Razor Company. ![]() He sold all his interest in the Magazine Repeating Razor Company to the president of the American Chain and Cable Company. In 1927, Schick succeeded with his dry shaver, and a year later became so convinced that the "wet shave" method would be doomed by the electric razor that he started a separate corporation to manufacture and sell Schick electric razors. These razors were the forerunners to the famous Schick Injector Razor. Production of this innovative razor started in Jersey City in 1926. Inspired by the army repeating rifle, it had replacement blades stored in the handle ready to be fed into shaving position without the chore and danger of handling a sharp blade. In 1921, Colonel Schick invented a new type of safety razor - the Magazine Repeating Razor. After the war, he attempted to generate interest in his design, but had no luck and began to work on other inventions. It was during this lonely period that he first conceived the idea for a dry shaver and sketched out a design that could shave without water or lather. During one particularly severe winter, while the temperature hovered at 40ø F below zero, he noticed he had a difficult time trying to shave.Ībout this time, he sprained his ankle and was forced to remain in camp alone for several months. He retired from the military in 1910, but then returned to service at the start of World War I.ĭuring his respite from the army, Colonel Schick staked mining claims in Alaska and British Columbia. Schick ® traces its origins to the inventive U.S. Can't wait to give it a try.The Schick ® Story Shaving a Path in Razor History I thought about getting a heavier DE but after reading how many experienced wetshavers with substantial and expensive DE collections prefer the Schick injectors and think they are better for beginners, I had to find one. I had the same issues using cartridges whether they had 2 or 5īlades, often got razor burn in the exact same areas trying to get a very close shave. I have given myself some razor burn at times from having difficulty finding my correct cutting angle and using a bit too much pressure. I've been getting very good close shaves with a Dorco PL 602 with Feather blades. Everyone says the shaving style is much more like a cartridge and more intuitive than working to find the correct angle with a DE. From what I've read it seems like most new comers to wetshaving should try injectors before anything else. Sometimes people recommend certain new models of SEs but rarely if ever recommend vintage SEs or injectors. It seems like most beginners to wet shaving are recommended new or vintage DEs. ![]() I had the same issues using cartridges whether they had 2 or 5 blades, often got razor burn in the exact same areas trying to get a very close shave. ![]() ![]()
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