■SCHICK　　　


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The originator of the electric shaver, SCHICK Model S, around 1930, was designed to operate on both (Edison's) DC and (Tesla's) AC power systems in the United States electricity at that time. Its shaving system was 'reciprocating grooved blades'.

The second generation of SCHICK, SCHICK Super, was designed by Raymond Loewy around 1942 and adopted the streamlined concept that was popular at the time. This model had a two-blade and was called V-head or double shaving action. The blade structure was changed to make it easier to mass-produce. [There was also a single-blade model with the same design concept (see advertisement page), and named SCHICK Colonel was based on the Jacob Schick's title at his retirement.]

The third generation of SCHICK, the 20th anniversary model, SCHICK “20”, around 1950, had a more compact design with a revised its structure. On-Off was changed from a flywheel to a Start-Stop button (see advertisement page).

Genuine SCHICK maintenance kit. Brush, Oil and Grease. With how to maintain instructions.


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Schick developed a safety razor before the electric shavers, and it can be said to be the prototype of today's single-edged razors. Inspired by the automatic loading mechanism of rifles during World War I, Schick developed a razor that allowed the blade to be replaced without touching it. Magazine Repeating Razor, which was founded for that new razor, is the originator of today's Schick safety razors. The concept is the same as the later Schick Injector. The year is unknown, but it is a model from before 1930. The T-shaped head rotates 90 degrees and inline to the body, and multiple replacement blades stored in the main body are sent to the head by pulling out the storage box and pushing it in, pushing out the old blade for replacement, and rotating the T-shaped head 90 degrees to return it to shave. The idea of it being an in-line to the housing is convenient to carry, and it is superior to today's T-shaped razors. Hard to find the old replacement blades, so I put in a current Schick Injector blade (it’s works!) and checked how it works in this video.