Not mentioned in the article - apparently Gillette had a hand in suppressing stainless steel razor blades: "Gillette, which held a patent on stainless blades, p

Not mentioned in the article - apparently Gillette had a hand in suppressing stainless steel razor blades: "Gillette, which held a patent on stainless blades, presumably knew that any gain for them in market share would be overwhelmed by the dramatic reduction in the size of the market" [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkinson_Sword https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkinson_Sword