1968 Old Spice Shaving Mug W/Ever-Ready 150 Brush

MADE IN USA-OLD SPICE SHULTON/WHEATON MUG WITH EVER-READY 150 BADGER HAIR BRUSH!
By the late 1940's, Old Spice for Men was hugely popular, so much so, that Shulton had opened a new plant in Clifton, New Jersey. The Hull Pottery Company was still supplying mugs and bottles, but the irregularities of the pottery bottle openings were causing production and leakage problems. Around 1948 Shulton sought the help of the Wheaton Glass Company in Millville, New Jersey, counting on the more uniform qualities of a molded glass product. However, to maintain some brand identity consistent with the Early American theme, Wheaton set about producing a proprietary "pottery glass" formula. These mugs and bottles are similar to opal glass, but are manufactured in a clay color with a luster very close to pottery. Developing this glass required several months of research and several thousand dollars to determine the right blend of ceramic materials to give a realistic pottery appearance. The glass mugs have a small number on the bottom. This number is a mold or cavity indication used for quality control in the production process.
The large group of glass mugs has been arbitrarily divided into "Early" and "Late" based on the shape of the mug. Early glass mugs are larger and have straight sides, closely resembling the original pottery design. They were sold from about 1948 until the mid 1950's. Late Glass mugs were a little shorter and are characterized by slightly tapering sides and a slight lip around the top rim. They were sold from the mid-1950's until 1992.
This mug was sold from 1964 until 1978. The ship name appears opposite the handle, with Ship Grand Turk on each side. Bottom is marked Old Spice and Shulton with a number that is the mold mark used by Wheaton Glass in the mug manufacturing. Dimensions 2.25" high X 4.75" rim to handle. This mug introduced a reduced shaving soap cake of 3.75 ounces.
Ever-Ready (pre-American Safety Razor Company) brushes were the standard of shaving brushes in America for decades and their origin is fascinating.
American Safety Razor Company is a personal care brand founded in 1906 by a merger of the Gem Cutlery Company and Ever-Ready. It is a principal competitor to Gillette, with which it shared a name from 1901 to 1904, when the latter renamed for its founder, King C. Gillette. It produces a range of personal care, medical and industrial blades with manufacturing operations in the Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Mexico and the United States.
In 1870, Frederick, Otto and Richard Kampfe immigrated from Saxony, Germany establishing a tool and die shop in Brooklyn, New York. After becoming frustrated with shaving, Frederick modified a straight razor by shortening the blade and setting it in a frame. The device became known as Kampfe's rake and was produced for friends and customers at the New York shop. In 1875 the brothers formed the Star Safety Razor company and on June 15, 1880 were granted a U.S. patent for the Star Razor, the first safety razor produced in the United States
After 23 years working for the Kampfe Brothers Jerry Reichard starts the Gem Cutlery Company in 1898. Its first product, the Gem Safety Razor, borrowed heavily from the Star Razor in design but soon outpaced the Star in sales.
In 1903 Jerry Reichard left Gem Safety Razor Company to form another company with August Scheuber. It was briefly named the Reichard & Scheuber Manufacturing Company before it became The Yankee Company. They made wedge-blade razors under the name Yankee, Mohican & Winner. It was renamed Ever-Ready in 1905. Gem and Ever-Ready merged in 1906, incorporated as the American Safety Razor Company. In 1906, abandoning the wedge-blade design, it introduced the single-edge rib-back blade still used today. In 1915 Ever-Ready Shaving Brushes were introduced and produced until the early 1990's.
Red Base Cream Center
Made In USA
Badger Hair (research suggests)
Weighs 1.2 oz
Measures 4" Tall 1.5" Base
Fair Condition (see photos)
Stand in photo not included

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