Remington Shaver WWII Magazine Ad - 1945
I'll bet shaving with a new electric shaver is all this returning GI has on his mind. WWII Remington magazine ad from 1945.
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The Remington brand name dates to 1816 and is one of the oldest consumer brands in the nation. Remington began as a firearms maker, and its name was associated with several companies in the past two centuries as they went through mergers and consolidations. Companies named Remington made not only electric shavers, but also the first commercial typewriter and the first Univac computer.
The company was known as Remington Rand when it manufactured the first electric Close Shaver in 1937 and introduced what it called the ''dry shave'' at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Remington Rand's merger with the Sperry Corporation in 1955 transformed the Bridgeport operation into the Remington Shaver Division of Sperry Rand until 1979, when Sperry Rand sold the shaver business to Victor Kiam, a Stamford businessman. It was Mr. Kiam who would regale television viewers with the commercials that said he liked the shaver enough to buy the company.
The company prospered under Mr. Kiam. He bought Clairol's personal care appliance business in 1994, the same year he sold part of his stake in Remington to Vestar Capital Partners. He continued to serve as chairman until his death in 2001.
The Kiam family and Vestar sold their interests in Remington to Rayovac two years later.
The Remington Products Company plant on Main Street was shut down Dec. 30, 2004 by its parent company, the Rayovac Corporation.
- DICK AHLES - NY Times
Remington Shaver WWII Magazine Ad - 1945
I'll bet shaving with a new electric shaver is all this returning GI has on his mind. WWII Remington magazine ad from 1945.
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The Remington brand name dates to 1816 and is one of the oldest consumer brands in the nation. Remington began as a firearms maker, and its name was associated with several companies in the past two centuries as they went through mergers and consolidations. Companies named Remington made not only electric shavers, but also the first commercial typewriter and the first Univac computer.
The company was known as Remington Rand when it manufactured the first electric Close Shaver in 1937 and introduced what it called the ''dry shave'' at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Remington Rand's merger with the Sperry Corporation in 1955 transformed the Bridgeport operation into the Remington Shaver Division of Sperry Rand until 1979, when Sperry Rand sold the shaver business to Victor Kiam, a Stamford businessman. It was Mr. Kiam who would regale television viewers with the commercials that said he liked the shaver enough to buy the company.
The company prospered under Mr. Kiam. He bought Clairol's personal care appliance business in 1994, the same year he sold part of his stake in Remington to Vestar Capital Partners. He continued to serve as chairman until his death in 2001.
The Kiam family and Vestar sold their interests in Remington to Rayovac two years later.
The Remington Products Company plant on Main Street was shut down Dec. 30, 2004 by its parent company, the Rayovac Corporation.
- DICK AHLES - NY Times