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Sunbeam

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Type: Shaving Machines

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Manufacture :   USA

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In 1921 the brand name Sunbeam was used for the first time in a USA.

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In 1937 Sunbeam Shavemaster model R was introduced in the USA. Model R sold at $15, the same price as a Remington or a Schick at the time.

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It was one of the new shavers in the booming shaver market of that year. Schick (1931), Packard Lektro Shaver and Hanley Clipshave (both 1935) had been the first electric shaver brands, but in 1937 many other brands emerged. This meant a lot of competition, but Sunbeam's fame for quality and its typical shaving system made the Sunbeam shaver an instant success.

 

During WWII in the USA there were restrictions on the manufacturing of electric shavers, but right after the war, in 1946, Sunbeam brought a new model in a modern color, Shavemaster model S.

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source : Electric Shaver Museum

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