Electric Razor

Patented by Jacob Schick in 1928, the electric razor was made available in 1931 and was later improved by Remington and Philips Laboratories with revolving heads. It isn't a stretch of the imagination to say that Schick's original design paved the way for personal-hygiene gizmos like nose-hair trimmers — proving that not all good gadgets are sexy.

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