Williams Shaving Stick

Notes/Other information:

Williams shaving sticks were available as early as 1899.[1]





The earliest known mention of the Williams Holder Top Shaving Stick appeared in the 1911 American druggist and pharmaceutical record.[2] By 1912 print ads were common.



The earliest sticks were packaged in leather-covered tins. Later tins were plated, probably in nickel. By 1932 Williams had introduced a red "marbelite" case, possibly bakelite or catalin. Manufacturing of these was suspended at some point during WWII due to material shortages.

In 1964 the Holder Top cost 48 cents, and a refill or reload cost 28 cents.[3] By 1968 it was 59 cents.[4] The last known ads for the Williams Holder Top Shaving Stick appeared in Life magazine, ca. 1965.[5] The last known mention in print appears to be 1976.[6]

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1. ^Scientific American, 29 July 1899, p78.
2. ^American druggist and pharmaceutical record, Volumes 58-59, p. 113, Google Books.
3. ^USA Senate Hearings, subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, 1964.
4. ^Drug Topics Redbook, vol. 71, p520.
5. ^Life magazine, vol. 76, p. 172, Google Books.
6. ^Drug Topics Redbook, vol. 80, p461.