For the holidays, some Mad Men-era Gillette Christmas advertisement goodness from Oz. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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In the fight over the bankrupt rubble that was Personna maker American Safety Razor Company, Energizer Holdings comes out victorious. This isn’t bad news. At least venerable ASR is still held by Yanks – Energizer being based in St. Louis, Missouri. Energizer, of the famed battery brand Eveready and Energizer, also owns Schick. So the [...]

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In honor of the World Series, WSB presents a classic old Super Speed ad. This is the one I think of when I see the male models complaining about ‘tugging and pulling’ in the current Gillette spots. Pee Wee Reese and Roy Campanella show us how real men used to do it. In today’s collectors’ [...]

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