Electric razor

- 6.0 x 13.0 cm
Siemens-Schuckertwerke
Siemens-Schuckertwerke: German electrical engineering firm (1903-1966). Produced innovations in power, aircraft & instruments – a key player in industrial history.
NEMO Science Museum (Amsterdam, Holland)
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The invention of the thin-bladed disposable safety razor by King C. Gillette in 1900 made wet shaving a lot easier and less bloody than with the folding straight razor. A further improvement, in 1932, was the electric drive of the razor blade in the SIRAMA shaver. In the Siemens Rasier Maschine (SIRAMA), a standard Gillette razor blade vibrates inside a nickel-plated handle. The 110 Hz vibrator mechanism is an electric motor located in the stem of the handle. It is connected via a lead to a flat 4.5-volt battery in a Bakelite box and can be hung in a holder on the bathroom wall. To start the motor, the shaver handle must be given a sudden twist with a flick of the wrist.
Om dette kunstværk
- Titel: Electric razor
- Kunstner: Siemens-Schuckertwerke
- År: 1932
- Oprindelige mål: 6.0 x 13.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Ophavsretlig status: Ophavsretligt beskyttet
- Udstillet hos: NEMO Science Museum
- Hovedfarve: Espresso
- Oplevet lysstyrke: brilliant