Judge, 1907-11-23 · page 16 of 16
Judge — November 23, 1907 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is entirely a **Gillette Safety Razor advertisement**—not a political cartoon or satirical content. It features a well-dressed man demonstrating the razor while the text promotes Gillette's double-edged blade technology. The ad emphasizes the blade's thinness (6-1,000 of an inch), durability, and disposability—the innovation being that users could simply throw away dull blades rather than maintaining them. The pitch emphasizes convenience and economy ("for the rest of your life"). Combination sets cost $6.50 to $50.00. The company address is listed as 263 Times Building, New York City. This is a straightforward commercial advertisement typical of Judge magazine's revenue model—not editorial satire or political commentary.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
The great success of my razor is chiefly due to the «GiLLeTre” double-edged flexible blades. The ‘“‘ GILLETTE” blade is made of specially selected and tested steel of the very highest grade and is but ° 6-1000 of an inch thick. Every blade is individually hardened, tempered, ground, honed and stropped by special automatic machinery. Because of the great strength and flexibility of this . blade, the Gillette Salety Razor may be adjusted (by a slight turn of handle) for an easy or a close shave, with either a soft or a harsh beard—no stropping, no honing. The double-edged blades are so inexpensive that when they become dull you throw them away, as you would an old pen. Ask your dealer for the “Gillette” to-day and shave yourself with ease, comfort and economy for the rest of your life. The Gillette Razor Set consists of triple silver plated holder’ 12 double-edged blades —24 Rean adges. packed in a, velvet tined leather case and the price is $5,00,a6 all the leading Jewelry: Drug, Cutlery, Hardware and Sporting Goods dealers. << Nu) and write us at: free trial offe comicbooks.com