Sears Kenmore Model 820-93942 Electric Shaver, 1960-1970

Artifact

Electric razor

Date Made

1960-1970

Creators

Mel Boldt and Associates 

Sears, Roebuck and Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

Creator Notes

Designed by Mel Boldt and Associates and sold by Sears, Roebuck and Company.

Keywords

Electric razors 

Packaging 

Razors 

Shaving 

Women 

Grooming 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

90.438.118

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mel Boldt and Associates.

Material

Plastic
Stainless steel
Metal
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Cream (Color)
Gold (Color)
Silver (Color)
Blue
Pink (Color)
White (Color)
Beige (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 1.5 in

Length: 4 in

Width: 5 in

Inscriptions

on front of shaver: Kenmore on bottom of shaver: MODEL 820-93942 / SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO. / 110-120 V on top of box: Sears / Kenmore / LADIES / ELECTRIC / SHAVER on front of box: Kenmore / LADIES / ELECTRIC SHAVER on bottom of box: Sears / Kenmore / LADIES / ELECTRIC / SHAVER / Part No. 13529 / 8 6872 / 120 VOLTS / 60 CYCLES / AC ONLY / Made in U.S.A. / Sold by SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., / Chicago, Ill 60607 / and SIMPSONS-SEARS LIMITED, Toronto on back of box: STAINLESS STEEL SHAVING HEAD / fashioned to give you the fastest, closest, / more effortless skin-grooming possible.