America 250 Candidate: Electric Shaver
← America 250
AUTOMATION HISTORY · AMERICA 250 · REPLACEMENT CANDIDATE
Electric Shaver
American milestone: 1930 · Jacob Schick · United States
Status: Replacement candidate. Final number pending chronology audit.
Why it belongs in America 250
American inventor and retired U.S. Army officer Jacob Schick developed and patented an electric dry-shaving system. The motorized cutter made shaving possible without the repeated manual blade motion of a conventional razor.
Connection to automation
The electric shaver applied compact electric-motor drive to a repetitive personal-care task and became part of the broader American electrification of everyday tools.