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Strangest coolest thing I ever bought
Circa 1910 Chief Benders personalized shaving kit. Wondering if these were given to all players or if they had to special order them. Supposedly this was used by Chief Bender daily in his hey day with the A's and comes from a big estate sale from sometime in the 90's from Hunts.
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Wow, I am blown away by that item. I think that is awesome....great pickup!!
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Thanks Rob ! It's really cool but also kind of weird in a strange sort of way. It came from a huge Athletics collector in Philly, he has Bender's wallet, drivers license, and other things that belonged to Bender. It's a very strange piece to say the least but I am very happy to have it for my Bender collection !!
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Definitely!!
As a fellow player collector myself, any kind of personal effects are a great add. But for some reason, I am with you on this one...it is out there, but a totally cool piece.
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I understand what you mean by kinda weird...but it is definitely cool at the same time. Something I would want in my collection, for sure!
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It's also a great piece of Americana history, I never thought I would be researching King Gillette and the history of shaving razors but it has been very interesting. They sure don't make things like they used to, and to see Made In the USA is great. This thing weighs a ton and is rock solid. Intersting info on King Gillette-
On November 15, 1904, patent #775,134 was granted to King C. Gillette for a safety 'razor'. King Camp Gillette was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1855. To support himself when the family’s home was destroyed in the Chicago Fire of 1871, Gillette became a traveling salesman. This work led him to William Painter, the inventor of the disposable Crown Cork bottle cap, who assured Gillette that a successful invention was one that was purchased over and over again by satisfied customer. In 1895, after several years of considering and rejecting possible inventions, Gillette suddenly had a brilliant idea while shaving one morning. It was an entirely new razor and blade that flashed in his mind—a razor with a safe, inexpensive, and disposable blade. It took six years for Gillette’s idea to evolve. During that time, technical experts told Gillette that it would be impossible to produce steel that was hard, thin, and inexpensive enough for commercial development of the disposable razor blade. Then in 1901, MIT graduate William Nickerson agreed to try. By 1903, he had succeeded. Production of the Gillette ® safety razor and blade began as the Gillette Safety Razor Company started operations in South Boston. Sales grew steadily. During World War I, the U.S. Government issued Gillette safety razors to the entire armed forces. By the end of the war, some 3.5 million razors and 32 million blades were put into military hands, thereby converting an entire nation to the Gillette safety razor. |
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