I’m looking for information on Ingersoll electric razors. I have searched and searched and all I found was one at the Museum of American History - Smithsonian. Does anyone know anything about them? When made or sold? Why they stopped making them? I contacted Ingersoll, only to hear back they only handle watches, but I know they made a limited number of electric razors. I found an ad for them online from the 30’s, but nothing else. Thanks in advance for any information, even if you can just point me in the right direction!
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Google books is a great source, even when you can only get snippet views. Through this, I found out it was introduced in late 1937, there was an advertising campaign in college alumni magazines in 1938, it was priced at $7.50 with a profit margin of 33%, and drug stores were a primary sales channel. By 1940 or so, it seems to have vanished without a trace. If you can find back issues of Consumers Reports, they reviewed it while it was out.
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I happened to find one with original manual, box, and bag from a family member and was wondering would anyone venture a guess as to its worth/value? Thanks again
We are not allowed to do any form of appraisals on the forum. Your best bet would be to find an antique appraiser or a Charted Surveyor in your local area and they might be able to help you.
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Ok thanks. I was just wondering and thought someone might have an idea of how rare they were. Thank you
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Ingersoll as a company is of course still around, but as an innovation or one-of, lots of contemporary competition - Schick, Philips, Braun, Remington - so my unqualified impression is not particularly rare or valuable (money wise), but a great example (hence the museum status) of the technology at the time. An appropriate appraiser as mention could give you an idea (sort of a niche) of market value, but valuable historically as mentioned as an example of the craft, and certainly valuable to your family history perhaps.
Ingersoll as a company is of course still around, but as an innovation or one-of, lots of contemporary competition - Schick, Philips, Braun, Remington - so my unqualified impression is not particularly rare or valuable (money wise), but a great example (hence the museum status) of the technology at the time. An appropriate appraiser as mention could give you an idea (sort of a niche) of market value, but valuable historically as mentioned as an example of the craft, and certainly valuable to your family history perhaps.
The beast in question;:
Ingersoll as a company is of course still around, but as an innovation or one-of, lots of contemporary competition - Schick, Philips, Braun, Remington - so my unqualified impression is not particularly rare or valuable (money wise), but a great example (hence the museum status) of the technology at the time. An appropriate appraiser as mention could give you an idea (sort of a niche) of market value, but valuable historically as mentioned as an example of the craft, and certainly valuable to your family history perhaps.
As an aside, I did some period research and found that Remington recently brought back a modern cordless retro sort of "duplicate" of their popular Model 70 Dual Close electric of the 1930s/40s, but wet/dry and rechargeable. Sort of an homage I suppose, but originals can actually be found really cheap and in working order if you look hard (and get a good electrician or appraiser to inspect) - modern left, vintage right:
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