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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 is now co-branding their shavers sold in the US as "Philips Norelco" in preparation of a phase-out of the Norelco name. Philips have celebrated their 80th anniversary in the electric shaver business by marketing special 'Heritage Edition' shaver models reviving the Philishave brand. [4] [5]
1951, introduced the Philishave two-headed rotary shaver, marketed in the USA under the Norelco name. 1963, introduced the Compact Cassette. 1963, introduced the first domestic home video tape recorder, the 405 line 1" tape reel model EL3400. 1978, introduced the Laserdisc player, using technology invented in the 1960s.
Many modern electric shavers are water-resistant, allowing the user to clean the shaver in water. In order to ensure electrical safety, the charging/power cord for the shaver must be unplugged from it before the unit is cleaned using water. Some shavers are labeled as "Wet/Dry" which means the unit can be used in wet environments, for wet ...
Gerard Philips (1858–1942), founder. The Philips Company was founded in 1891, by Dutch entrepreneur Gerard Philips and his father Frederik Philips. Frederik, a banker based in Zaltbommel, financed the purchase and setup of an empty factory building in Eindhoven, where the company started the production of carbon-filament lamps and other electro-technical products in 1892.
Kiam was born in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the son of Nanon and Victor Kermit Kiam, [2] a bond dealer who had divorced his actress wife while Kiam was four. [3] His parents both moved away, with his mother going to California and his father to New York. [2]
The origin of Remington personal care products dates back to 1937 when Remington Rand began to branch out to electric shavers, starting with the Remington Model E. In 1950, Remington Rand bought the pioneering Eckert–Mauchly Computer Company. In 1955, it merged with Sperry Corporation, developer of the automatic pilot, amongst other devices.
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.