Gillette is an American brand of safety razors and other personal care products including shaving supplies, owned by the multi-national corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G). Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was owned by The Gillette Company, a supplier of products under various brands until that company merged into P&G in 2005. The Gillette Company was founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer.
1915–16 advert for the Milady Décolleté Gillette, first safety razor marketed exclusively for women
The Khaki Set, the safety razor set produced by Gillette for the U.S. Army during the First World War
A 1958 Gillette Super Speed razor and a blade dispenser
"Old type" Gillette safety razor, made between 1921 and 1928
A safety razor is a shaving implement with a protective device positioned between the edge of the blade and the skin. The initial purpose of these protective devices was to reduce the level of skill needed for injury-free shaving, thereby reducing the reliance on professional barbers.
Double-edge safety razor and blade
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A straight razor that uses exchangeable blades (shavette) with a protective guard
A modern double-edge safety razor blade
