Did we know Gillette made US Wilkinson Sword?

[WithTheGrain]

Apparently they do, or did, and for a while now. Did we already know this?

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...51C1A96F948260

[TENroaches]

That's odd. The last I knew, or thought I knew, Wilkinson Sword and Schick were the same company.

[WithTheGrain]

That's odd. The last I knew, or thought I knew, Wilkinson Sword and Schick were the same company.

Yeah, i saw that in connection with wilkinson in Europe. I wonder if Gillette owns their US holdings and Schick owns their European? In any case, I wish they would do a reissue of the sticky. Great looking razor, but I would never pay its going rate on Ebay...

[VR6ofpain]

That's odd. The last I knew, or thought I knew, Wilkinson Sword and Schick were the same company.

They are, or at least sell the same razors:

http://uk.wilkinson-quattro.com/

http://www.wilkinsonsword.net/

[WithTheGrain]

They are, or at least sell the same razors:

http://uk.wilkinson-quattro.com/

http://www.wilkinsonsword.net/

OK, so here is what I figured out because I am bored.

Gillette did own part, but was ordered to sell their stake in 1992. (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...52C1A964958260)

Then wilkinson was purchased by the same company that owned schick, who eventually sold both to Pfizer. Recently, Pfizer sold both to Energizer.

[MoulinDePita]

My Wilkinson DE blades now say "made by Gillette" on the inside wrapper.

[WithTheGrain]

My Wilkinson DE blades now say "made by Gillette" on the inside wrapper.

Are they old? If not, then frankly I have no clue how to add that to this picture.

[blade08]

Schick = Wilkinson Sword in (Western-) Europe. I am guesiing they use the Wilkinson Sword name because its a well known British brand name.

[bishop]

I question I posed a long time ago generated a nice conversation on this subject: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23188