Gillette Industries
From Graces Guide
of Great West Road, Isleworth, Middlesex
- Gillette is a business unit of Procter and Gamble. It is the successor of The Gillette Company, which was founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer. It was based in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1931 Private company.
- 1947 Advert for Gillette Blue Razor Blades. Pack of 10 for 2/6. (Jewellery, Electro-plate, etc.)
- 1961 Manufactures and distributes Gillette Razors, Blue Gillette Extra, Blue Gillette, Thin Gillette, Valet and Seven O'Clock Razor Blades, shaving brushes, shaving cream, surgical blades and handles and razor strops. 2,500 employees.