Personna American Safety Razor Company expands its product lines to include industrial and surgical blades.

Joseph Kampfe, founder of the Star Razor Company passes control of Personna American Safety Razor Company to Milton Dammann.

Over the next 36 years America is kept chuckling at the funny rhymes that promote clean shaves and honest living one mile at a time.

"Said farmer Brown

who's bald on top

wish I could

rotate the crop

Burma-Shave"

The new company is chartered under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Razor and blade production remains in Brooklyn, New York.

The line grows to include a wide variety of styles and sizes.

The top of the line being a pure badger brush that sells with a 24 karat gold-plated razor and five Ever-Ready blades for the exorbitant price of $1.29.

Personna American Safety Razor Company establishes its first subsidiary in England.

Ever-Ready is incorporated as the Personna American Safety Razor Company.

The Yankee Company changes its name to Ever-Ready.

Jerry Reichard leaves Gem Safety Razor Company to form yet another razor and blade producer, The Yankee Company.

The turn of the century brings new competition and a new name for the Gem Cutlery Company - The Gem Safety Razor Company.