The patent actually called for adapters to enable the use of the razor with proprietary blades like the Segal. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk
A very good year; it was the year my father was born. But let us not forget most of the nation was still in the middle of the great depression, and for the common man, times weren't so great. Both of my grandfathers had eight or nine children and time were very tough.
It's still like that today. If someone is making $15 an hour it'll take over 2 days wages to buy a Rex or a charcoal razor.
Some prices in 1935....... Flour (5 lbs) 25.3 cents Round steak (lb) 36.0 Bacon (lb) 41.3 Butter (lb) 36.0 Eggs (doz.) 37.6 Milk (1/2 gal.) 23.4 Oranges (doz.) 22.0 Potatoes (10 lbs) 19.1 Coffee (lb) 25.7 Sugar (5 lbs) 28.2 Car: $580 Gasoline: 19 cents/gal House: $6,300 Bread: 8 cents/loaf Milk: 47 cents/gal Postage Stamp: 3 cents Average Annual Salary: $1,500