Schick: Powershave Razor, 1950s

Genre: Commercial

Year Published: 1950s

Creator: Schick D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B)

Format: 16mm

Description: Transcription: Narrator Got a beard tough as cactus? 0:01 Skin tender as a toy balloon? 0:04 Then you need the new Schick Powershave 0:07 with exclusive built in super action edge. 0:09 The newest idea in shaving. 0:12 Just watch it take the sting out of this cactus. 0:14 Fast, powerful fast. 0:17 The world's biggest shaver motor 0:19 gives you 18,000 shaving strokes a minute 0:21 as that super action edge leans into the job. 0:24 See how it smoothes skin down, 0:27 pops whiskers up for a new kind of shave 0:29 deep down where the beard begins. 0:32 And close, powerful close. 0:35 Look at that. 0:38 Nothing to worry that balloon now. 0:39 Yet this new Powershave is gentle, powerful gentle. 0:41 No pinching or pulling, no nicks or cuts. 0:45 Because the super action edge lets only whiskers in, 0:48 never skin. 0:51 You get a free and easy shave. 0:52 Smooth, gentle. 0:54 New Schick Powershave. 0:56 Three ways most powerful shaver going 0:58 powerful fast, 1:00 powerful close, 1:02 powerful gentle. 1:03 Powershave, 1:05 for beards tough as cactus, 1:06 skin tender as a toy balloon. 1:07 New Schick Powershave. 1:10 The only shaver with a built-in super action edge. 1:12 The newest idea in shaving. 1:15 New Schick Powershave new Auto/Home model. 1:18 Most stores offer a 14 day free home trial. 1:21 Try one tomorrow. 1:24 New Schick Powershave. 1:26