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THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT IN 1953

men's hair styling cream vintage holiday ad

Brylcreem is a British brand of hair styling products for men. The
first Brylcreem product was a hair cream created in 1928 by
County Chemicals at the Chemico Works in Bradford Street,
Birmingham, England, and is the flagship product of the brand.

The product was first advertised on television with the jingle
"Brylcreem — A Little Dab’ll Do Ya! Brylcreem is marketed in
the United States by
Combe Incorporated
.

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A modern tube of Brylcreem.

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HOW WAS YOURE POSTURE IN 1956?

The Miss Correct Posture Contest winners pose with
their trophies and X-rays.

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A FATHER’S DAY GIFT THAT WILL ‘’CLICK’’

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Schick was founded in 1926 by Jacob Schick as the Magazine
Repeating Razor Company. In the same year, Schick introduced
its highly successful single-blade safety razor system, which
stored twenty blades in a steel injector. Jacob Schick sold the
company in 1928 and founded another company bearing his
name, in order to market his newly invented electric shavers.

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1958

Erfindung des Elektrorasierers - DER SPIEGEL
Jacob Schick
(September 16, 1877 – July 3, 1937)

He is called the father of electric razors.

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A VINTAGE MAGAZINE AD FROM 1955

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Brylcreem is a British brand of hair styling products for men
created in 1928. It is marketed in the United States by
Combe Incorporated, based in White Plains, New York.

It was first advertised on television with the jingle "Brylcreem,
A Little Dab’ll Do Ya!

Brylcreem It is notable for the high shine it provides, which
spawned the name of the product, stemming from "
brilliantine"
and "cream".

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AUTUMN BEGINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON

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1940s personal care magazine ad.

In 1840, the J.B. Williams Company in Glastonbury,
Connecticut
, manufactured soap under the name
Ivorine. Williams decided to focus on its shaving
soap and sold Ivorine to Procter & Gamble, which
later developed Ivory.


1800s

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