IMPROVED SHAVING MACHINE
Year: 1885

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CHARLES DAVIES, Hair Dresser, 15 Bridge Street Birkenhead, in the County of
Cheshire, do hereby declare the nature of may invention for IMPROVED SHAVING
MACHINE to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of a squar German silver frame & oval ivory handle
with guard or comb therein fixed being an improvement on the old shaver inso
much that the two small thumb screws attached to the frame only effects the guard
by screwing out. The guard is prevented comming within the edge of the blade,
by two pins in the guard or frame & thus preventing the edge of the blade being
able to cut the skin so that a blind man can tell when it is set for shaving through
not being able to screw the guard within the edge of the blade. The machine is
also fitted with hollow ground razor blades in a grove with a moveable catch which
hold the blade firm in the fram, this catch or grip works on a pivet.
The end or handle of blade is fixed in the frame by a pin, and works on a spring
like a pocket-knife and thus can be opened and shut for wipeing, and for the
purpose of setting & stropping-thus having the one great advantage of not
requiring to be taken out and the blade to be fixed into a detached handle keept
for the purpose. My blades are all hollow ground requiring no grinding, therefore
cannot wear away & become too small for the frame the guard being so fixed with
two pins projecting from guard to the frame & the frame to the guard, that a child
can set it ready for use, or a blind man with no fear of putting the guard too much
with in, the edge of the blade and thus cause the cutting the skin.

page_text: Improved Shaving Machine.
CHARLES DAVIES 15 Bridge Street Birkenhead Cheshire late 6, South Castle
Street Liverpool Hair dresser I do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
SHAVING OF THE BEARD, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The blade or razor is fixed upon a squar frame with a handle having a plate
fixed having teeth like a comb that acts as a guard to the blade to prevent cutting
the skin, the mechine is in four parts, that is the frame, guard blade & oblong
handle.
The frame as two thumb screws which screws out the guard from the edge
of razor but my improvent is, that though the screws, screw out, they are
prevented screwing inn by two pins, so as to prevent the guard to coming within
the edge of the razor & thus cutting the skin, it as this advantage a blind man
can use it.
My Improvement in the Improved Shaving Mechin, consistes of the following-
No. 1. Catch upon pivot.
2. Spring upon blade to frame.
3. Thumb screws, which only act half way being stopped by two pins
within comb as stated in No 5. discription.
4. Bone handle.
5. Two pins inside comb agenist frame, to prevent blad comming with in
edge of comb.
Haveing now particularly discribed what I clame as my Improvents which
mechin having hollow ground razor blades I now pray protection for the same
namely the five above named Improvements, which are as aforesaid stated.
No. 1. Catch upon pivot.
2. Spring upon handle of blade to frame.
3. Two thumb screws which only act halfway being stopped by two pins
within comb as state in No. 5.
4. Bone handle.
5. Two pins inside comb agenst frame to prevent blade comming within
edge of comb.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1885