Vintage QUICK N EASY Shaving Brush New Old Stock Classic Gimmick 88 Cent Store
Interesting vintage find: A Quick 'n Easy shaving brush from the 60's or 70's. Old New Stock packaged in its original hanging blister display. Intact and in good condition, ideal for displaying anew, although I bet you are thinking about trying it out!
How it works is some kind of a hybrid steampunk idea; you attach it to the top of an aerosol shave foam can and feed the shaving cream to the brush through its center. "No messy soap mug!" But isn't the soap mug the reason for using a brush? And doesn't this sound just as messy? Regardless, I must give credit to Ronald Weaver, an Oregonian from Albany, for coming up with this idea. Although this product did not fly, I wonder how many other labor saving things Ronald brought to market back in the day?
Of note, the original tag is for 88 Cents which probably means it was stocked in a local 88 Cent Store at one time. (At the midcentury, long before there was a Dollar Store, we had the 88 Cent Store, which incidentally was also started by an Oregonian, Dale Miller. )
COMPLICATED EASE?
WAR AND PEACE: LET'S TAKE OVER THE WORLD
AND LET'S DROP A BOMB
Let's face it: the 30's came in with a whimper and went out (by way of the 40's) with quite a bang. And thus the Boomers were upon the Earth. The number of births in the US nearly doubled during this time and I am one of them who popped out at the very beginning of that Boom.
Naturally, this period is my collecting sweet spot and I want almost everything I see from those times!!! It doesn't matter if it is curated in a vintage shop's window or a crammed into a trashcan, I want it: everything leading into the Mid-Century is a Rosebud to me.
Interestingly, my relatives laughingly blamed Dr. Spock and his 1942 "Baby Book" for all that came next.... Little did they know that he would end up an active anti-war personality and was actually tried, convicted, and sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy issues! But, I digress....
1930's Ramps Up To War
1940's Put An End To It
Click right here to see what it was like before you were born:
https://www.ebay.com/str/portlandpandemonium/1930s-1940s/_i.html?store_cat=38768081017
