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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduced</th><td class="infobox-data">1772<span class="noprint">; 252 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1772</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Related brands</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Schick_(razors)" title="Schick (razors)">Schick</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Markets</th><td class="infobox-data">12 countries</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Previous owners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pfizer" title="Pfizer">Pfizer</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Energizer" title="Energizer">Energizer Holdings</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tagline</th><td class="infobox-data">"Free your skin"<br />"Get ready" (former)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wilkinsonsword.com/en-gb/">wilkinsonsword.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Wilkinson Sword</b> is a formerly British brand for <a href="/wiki/Safety_razor" title="Safety razor">razors</a> and other personal care products sold in Europe, owned by the US company <a href="/wiki/Edgewell_Personal_Care" title="Edgewell Personal Care">Edgewell Personal Care</a>. The company was founded as a manufacturer of guns made in <a href="/wiki/Shotley_Bridge" title="Shotley Bridge">Shotley Bridge</a> in <a href="/wiki/County_Durham" title="County Durham">County Durham</a>, by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Nock" title="Henry Nock">Henry Nock</a> in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> in 1772. </p><p>Besides guns, the company has also produced swords, bayonets and products such as <a href="/wiki/Typewriter" title="Typewriter">typewriters</a>, garden <a href="/wiki/Pruning_shears" title="Pruning shears">shears</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scissors" title="Scissors">scissors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Motorcycle" title="Motorcycle">motorcycles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WS_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gardening equipment is still made under the Wilkinson Sword name by E.P. Barrus under a licensing arrangement.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wilkinson Sword has manufactured its products in three UK locations over the years: in London (<a href="/wiki/Chelsea,_London" title="Chelsea, London">Chelsea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Acton,_London" title="Acton, London">Acton</a>), <a href="/wiki/Cramlington" title="Cramlington">Cramlington</a> in <a href="/wiki/Northumberland" title="Northumberland">Northumberland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bridgend" title="Bridgend">Bridgend</a> in Wales, where it made gardening tools. In 2000, the company closed its razor plant in the UK and consolidated production in Germany. In 2014, the company further moved most of its production to Czech Republic. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nock_volley_gun.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Nock_volley_gun.jpg/220px-Nock_volley_gun.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Nock_volley_gun.jpg/330px-Nock_volley_gun.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Nock_volley_gun.jpg/440px-Nock_volley_gun.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Nock_gun" title="Nock gun">Nock Volley Gun</a> (1779–1780)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Henry_Nock" title="Henry Nock">Henry Nock</a> began trading as a <a href="/wiki/Lock_(firearm)" title="Lock (firearm)">gunlock</a> smith out of Mount Pleasant in London in 1772. In 1775, he formed <b>Nock, Jover & Co.</b> with William Jover and John Green.<sup id="cite_ref-Wainwright_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wainwright-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a> led to strong sales for the new company. In 1776, the <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Ordnance" title="Board of Ordnance">Board of Ordnance</a> granted Nock, Jover & Co. an advance of £200 to start producing <a href="/wiki/Bayonet" title="Bayonet">bayonets</a> and in 1779 the company won a contract to produce 500 seven-barreled volley guns for the Royal Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-Wainwright_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wainwright-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although designed by James Wilson, these would become known as Nock volley guns or <a href="/wiki/Nock_gun" title="Nock gun">Nock guns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wainwright_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wainwright-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Henry Nock died in 1804, he left the company to his foreman and adopted son-in-law, James Wilkinson.<sup id="cite_ref-Wainwright_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wainwright-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When James's son Henry Wilkinson joined the company it was renamed <b>James Wilkinson & Son</b> (also known as simply <b>Wilkinson & Son</b>).<sup id="cite_ref-Wainwright_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wainwright-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It became the <b>Wilkinson Sword Company</b> in 1891. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motorcycle_production">Motorcycle production</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Motorcycle production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wilkinson_850cc.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Wilkinson_850cc.jpg/220px-Wilkinson_850cc.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Wilkinson_850cc.jpg/330px-Wilkinson_850cc.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Wilkinson_850cc.jpg/440px-Wilkinson_850cc.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3330" data-file-height="2510" /></a><figcaption>Wilkinson TMC 850cc</figcaption></figure> <p>Wilkinson Sword produced some of the earliest motorcycles in 1903. These were two-cylinder machines with Belgian engines made by <a href="/wiki/Antoine_(automobile)" title="Antoine (automobile)">Antoine</a>, which were marketed by a garage in <a href="/wiki/Chelsea,_London" title="Chelsea, London">Chelsea, London</a> – one of the first motorcycle dealerships in the UK. The venture was not a success.<sup id="cite_ref-Mirco_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mirco-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wilkinson developed and manufactured the <a href="/wiki/Wilkinson_TMC" title="Wilkinson TMC">Wilkinson TMC</a>, a luxury touring <a href="/wiki/Motorcycle" title="Motorcycle">motorcycle</a> between 1911 and 1916, when production was stopped by World War I.<sup id="cite_ref-Currieover_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Currieover-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first 'Wilkinsons' were designed for military reconnaissance by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Percy_George_Tacchi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Percy George Tacchi (page does not exist)">P G Tacchi</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="No source cited yet (November 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Demonstrated to the British military in the summer of 1908, the Wilkinson motorcycle failed to impress the authorities, despite optional accessories including a sidecar complete with <a href="/wiki/Maxim_machine_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Maxim machine gun">Maxim machine gun</a> – and a steering wheel instead of handlebars.<sup id="cite_ref-Guide_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guide-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company continued development and exhibited a new version a year later at the Stanley Clyde Motorcycle Show at the Agricultural Hall, <a href="/wiki/Islington" title="Islington">Islington</a>, London in 1909.<sup id="cite_ref-progress_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-progress-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only about 250 Wilkinsons were produced before World War I. Restrictions brought the line to its end in spring 1916, and Wilkinson then produced thousands of bayonets for the war effort. After the war, they continued to develop the in-line four engine – but in a new car called the Deemster. They never resumed motorcycle production.<sup id="cite_ref-Currieover_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Currieover-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wilkinson Sword began producing the <a href="/wiki/Fairbairn%E2%80%93Sykes_fighting_knife" title="Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife">Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife</a> for <a href="/wiki/Commandos_(United_Kingdom)" title="Commandos (United Kingdom)">British Commandos</a> and special forces during World War II. This knife became widely used by many militaries around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wilkinson's Pall Mall sideline in <a href="/wiki/Bulletproof_vests" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulletproof vests">bulletproof vests</a> also proved instrumental in the design and early fabrication of 'flak vests' used by USAAF aircrew. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stainless_steel_razor_blades">Stainless steel razor blades</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Stainless steel razor blades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1962, Wilkinson Sword introduced <a href="/wiki/Stainless_steel" title="Stainless steel">stainless steel</a> razor blades.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon the company's blades made rapid gains in market share because one blade, though somewhat more expensive, could be used for a week. The earlier carbon steel razor blades rusted quickly enough that many people used a new blade daily. Although Wilkinson gained a larger percentage of the market, the demand for razor blades declined to approximately 14% of its previous level. This introduction gave Wilkinson a significant market share. Previous market leaders responded by introducing their own stainless blades. The technology had been available for some time, but the market leaders such as 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.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Merger_with_British_Match">Merger with British Match</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Merger with British Match"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1973, Wilkinson Sword merged with <a href="/wiki/Bryant_and_May" class="mw-redirect" title="Bryant and May">the British Match Corporation</a> to form <b>Wilkinson Match</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-WS_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was intended to create a stronger company, with a larger <a href="/wiki/Advertising" title="Advertising">advertising</a> budget that would enable the company to fight its <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> rival in the <a href="/wiki/Consumer" title="Consumer">consumer</a> <a href="/wiki/Shaving" title="Shaving">shaving</a> market, <a href="/wiki/Gillette_(brand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gillette (brand)">the Gillette Company</a>, and its British subsidiary, also called Gillette. In this advertising war, Wilkinson Sword loudly touted its long and proud tradition of bladesmithing in its print and electronic media advertisements. That same year Wilkinson purchased the American pen and lighter company <a href="/wiki/Scripto" title="Scripto">Scripto, Inc.</a> in an attempt to diversify its holdings.<sup id="cite_ref-WS_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Ludlum" class="mw-redirect" title="Allegheny Ludlum">Allegheny Ludlum Industries</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh</a> purchased Wilkinson Match in 1978. After becoming Allegheny International, Inc., the company filed for <a href="/wiki/Bankruptcy_in_the_United_States" title="Bankruptcy in the United States">bankruptcy</a> reorganization in 1987. Allegheny sold Wilkinson Match in 1986 to <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Match" title="Swedish Match">Swedish Match</a>, which merged with Stora Group two years later.<sup id="cite_ref-WS_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1989, Gillette helped finance a buyout of the Swedish Match consumer products division, which included Wilkinson Sword, by the Netherlands-based Eemland Holdings, giving Gillette a 22% stake in Eemland.<sup id="cite_ref-gillette_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gillette-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Gillette was ordered by the European Community Commission in 1992 to sell its interest in Eemland, Eemland sold Wilkinson Sword to <a href="/wiki/Warner-Lambert" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner-Lambert">Warner-Lambert</a>, owner of <a href="/wiki/Schick_(razors)" title="Schick (razors)">Schick</a> razor brand forming Schick-Wilkinson Sword. The Schick name was used on its products in North America and Japan, and the Wilkinson Sword name in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-WS_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2000, <a href="/wiki/Pfizer" title="Pfizer">Pfizer</a> acquired Warner-Lambert and three-years later, divested the Wilkinson component. </p><p>Most of the former <a href="/wiki/Bryant_and_May" class="mw-redirect" title="Bryant and May">Bryant and May</a> operations of Wilkinson Match were closed or sold in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including the Bryant and May factories in <a href="/wiki/Bow_Quarter" title="Bow Quarter">Bow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bryant_and_May_Factory,_Melbourne" title="Bryant and May Factory, Melbourne">Melbourne</a>. The home and gardening tools division was sold to <a href="/wiki/Fiskars" title="Fiskars">Fiskars</a> in 1988. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sword_production">Sword production</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sword production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Throughout the 20th century, Wilkinson Sword produced ceremonial swords for the <a href="/wiki/Household_Cavalry" title="Household Cavalry">Household Cavalry</a> of the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>, and crafted the ceremonial sword for the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II">Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II</a> in 2002. The sword factory combined state of the art manufacturing technology with traditional skills and 19th century machinery to produce original fighting quality swords. The company was also chosen to fabricate the <a href="/wiki/Sword_of_Stalingrad" title="Sword of Stalingrad">Sword of Stalingrad</a> in 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The production of swords came to an end when the company's sword factory at Acton closed in September 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wilkinson Sword then held an auction of the tools, equipment, sword drawings, and forging and milling machinery. Robert Pooley, who had commissioned the company to produce swords, bought many of these items and formed <a href="/wiki/Pooley_Sword" title="Pooley Sword">Pooley Sword</a> to supply the Army in place of Wilkinson Sword.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other sword manufacturers, and in particular <a href="/wiki/WKC_Stahl-_und_Metallwarenfabrik" title="WKC Stahl- und Metallwarenfabrik">WKC</a> in Germany, also bought items, including the roll forge. Many of the tools and machines remain in use, and classic knives such as the Fairbairn-Sykes are produced by both companies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Energizer" title="Energizer">Energizer Holdings</a> bought Wilkinson Sword from <a href="/wiki/Pfizer" title="Pfizer">Pfizer</a> in 2003, along with <a href="/wiki/Schick_(razors)" title="Schick (razors)">Schick</a>. In 2015, Energizer demerged its personal care business as a new company, <a href="/wiki/Edgewell_Personal_Care" title="Edgewell Personal Care">Edgewell Personal Care</a>, of which Wilkinson Sword and Schick became part.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both are now brands used by Edgewell; Wilkinson Sword is used in Europe and Schick is used in Edgewell's remaining markets. </p><p>Wilkinson Sword-branded three-, four-, and five-bladed razors for men and women have been produced in Germany since 1998, when production moved from the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In India the 'Wilkinson Sword' brand is owned by <a href="/wiki/Gillette" title="Gillette">Gillette</a>, who manufacture and sell products using the Wilkinson Sword logo.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Carolina">South Carolina</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: South Carolina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the theft of the <a href="/wiki/Sword_of_State_of_South_Carolina" title="Sword of State of South Carolina">Sword of State of South Carolina</a> in 1941, a replacement was procured by the <a href="/wiki/Edward_Wood,_1st_Earl_of_Halifax" title="Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax">Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax</a> from Wilkinson Sword, Ltd. The sword, the third to hold the designation of SC Sword of State, is made of steel and gold, featuring iconography of the state etched into the sides of the blade and a burgundy leather sheath. The sword was presented to the state in 1951. The sword remains in use to this day as a ceremonial artifact of the <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">South Carolina Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Products">Products</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Quattro_Titanium_Energy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Quattro_Titanium_Energy.jpg/220px-Quattro_Titanium_Energy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Quattro_Titanium_Energy.jpg/330px-Quattro_Titanium_Energy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Quattro_Titanium_Energy.jpg/440px-Quattro_Titanium_Energy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="769" data-file-height="401" /></a><figcaption>Quattro Titanium Energy</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>Wilkinson Sword Hydro</b>: Wilkinson's Sword redesigned razor system released on 6 April 2010. <ul><li><b>Wilkinson Sword Hydro 5</b>: A 5-blade razor system with "skin guards advanced hydrating gel and a flip trimmer".</li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Hydro 3</b>: A 3-blade razor system similar to the 5-blade system but all for a flip trimmer.</li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Hydro Silk</b>: A 5-blade women's razor system. Introduced in mid-2012 as a Schick model; added to the Wilkinson Sword line later that year.</li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Hydro 5 Power Select</b>: A motorized version of the Hydro 5, with three user-selectable vibration levels.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Intuition</b>: A women's shaving system that lathers and shaves at the same time.</li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Quattro</b>: a four-bladed razor for men, introduced in 2003. The <b>Quattro Midnight</b> and <b>Quattro Titanium</b> are models with redesigned handles and different color schemes from the original Quattro. <ul><li><b>Quattro Power</b>: A motorized version of the Quattro; it is supposed to reduce <a href="/wiki/Friction" title="Friction">friction</a>. The <b>Quattro Titanium Power</b> is a Quattro Power with a different color scheme and Quattro Titanium cartridges. The Quattro Power is powered by a single <a href="/wiki/AAA_battery" title="AAA battery">AAA battery</a>.</li> <li><b>Quattro Titanium</b>: includes a <a href="/wiki/Titanium_nitride" title="Titanium nitride">titanium nitride</a> (simply referred to as 'titanium') coating on the blades that is claimed to reduce irritation.</li> <li><b>Quattro for Women</b>: A modified version of the Quattro with a feminine color scheme.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Protector</b>: A razor that is claimed to protect against nicks.</li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Protector 3D</b>: A disposable razor</li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Xtreme3</b>: A three-blade men's shaving razor. Now also sold in the US as <b>Wilkinson Sword Tech 3</b>. <ul><li><b>Wilkinson Sword XTreme3 Disposable</b>: A disposable version of the Xtreme3, introduced in 1999.</li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Tech 3 Sensitive</b>: A US-only three-blade disposable razor marketed for users with sensitive skin.</li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Extra 2 Sensitive</b>: A two-bladed disposable razor that comes in four different varieties. A similar model is sold in the US as <b>Wilkinson Sword Classic Twin</b>.</li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Extra 2 Beauty</b>: A two-blade disposable women's razor. Sold in the US as <b>Wilkinson Sword Classic Twin</b>.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Xtreme3 Beauty</b>: A three-blade disposable women's razor. Sold in the US as <b>Wilkinson Sword Oasis</b>. The "Oasis" name is also used for a USA-only three-blade refillable women's razor system.</li> <li><b>Wilkinson Sword Classic</b>: A budget, entry-level double-edged men's safety razor.</li></ul> <p>Wilkinson also makes double edge razor blades for safety razors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In <a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a>'s Bengali detective <a href="/wiki/Feluda" title="Feluda">Feluda story</a> '<i>Shakuntala's Kantha haar</i>,' <a href="/wiki/Lalmohan_Ganguly" title="Lalmohan Ganguly">Lalmohan Ganguly</a> mentioned that for a luxurious shaving experience he prefers costly Wilkinson blades over the cheap blades and bought them regularly from <a href="/wiki/New_Market,_Kolkata" title="New Market, Kolkata">New Market, Kolkata</a>.</li> <li>In the <a href="/wiki/Mad_Men_(season_7)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mad Men (season 7)"><i>Mad Men</i> Season 7</a> (Part 2) premiere, <a href="/wiki/Don_Draper" title="Don Draper">Don</a> has a dream wherein Rachel Menken auditions for an ad campaign and shows how smooth her legs are. He tells her, admiringly: "You're not just smooth. You're Wilkinson smooth".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilkinson_Sword&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-WS-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WS_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WS_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WS_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WS_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WS_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Wilkinson-Sword-Ltd-Company-History.html">"Wilkinson Sword Ltd. 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href="/wiki/Alert_(motorcycle)" title="Alert (motorcycle)">Alert</a> (1903–1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alldays_%26_Onions" title="Alldays & Onions">Alldays & Onions</a> (1903–1915)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Norton_(motorcycle)" title="Allen Norton (motorcycle)">Allen Norton</a> (1990–1994}</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambassador_Motorcycles" title="Ambassador Motorcycles">Ambassador</a> (1946–1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariel_Motorcycles" title="Ariel Motorcycles">Ariel</a> (1902–1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armstrong-CCM_Motorcycles" title="Armstrong-CCM Motorcycles">Armstrong</a> (1980–1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ascot-Pullin_Motorcycles" title="Ascot-Pullin Motorcycles">Ascot-Pullin</a> (1928–1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Motor_Cycles" title="Associated Motor Cycles">AMC</a> (1937–1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_E._Baker_Motorcycles_Ltd" title="Frank E. Baker Motorcycles Ltd">Baker</a> (1927–1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bat_Motor_Manufacturing_Co." title="Bat Motor Manufacturing Co.">Bat</a> (1902–1926)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baughan" title="Baughan">Baughan</a> (1920–1936)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beardmore_Precision_Motorcycles" title="Beardmore Precision Motorcycles">Beardmore Precision</a> (1914–1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburne_(motorcycles)" title="Blackburne (motorcycles)">Blackburne</a> (1913–1922)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradbury_Motor_Cycles" title="Bradbury Motor Cycles">Bradbury</a> (1902–1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brough_Motorcycles" title="Brough Motorcycles">Brough</a> (1908–1926)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brough_Superior" title="Brough Superior">Brough Superior</a> (1919–1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company" title="Birmingham Small Arms Company">BSA</a> (1919–1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calthorpe_cars" title="Calthorpe cars">Calthorpe</a> (1909–1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_Brothers_Motorcycle" title="Chase Brothers Motorcycle">Chase Brothers Motorcycle</a> (1903–1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chater-Lea" title="Chater-Lea">Chater-Lea</a> (1900–1936)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyno" title="Clyno">Clyno</a> (1909–1923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corgi_Motorcycle_Co_Ltd." title="Corgi Motorcycle Co Ltd.">Corgi</a> (1946–1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_(motorcycle)" title="Cotton (motorcycle)">Cotton</a> (1918–1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry-Eagle" title="Coventry-Eagle">Coventry-Eagle</a> (1901–1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry_Victor" title="Coventry Victor">Coventry Victor</a> (1919–1936)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DMW_Motorcycles" title="DMW Motorcycles">DMW</a> (1945–1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dot_Cycle_and_Motor_Manufacturing_Company" title="Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company">DOT</a> (1908–1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_(motorcycles)" title="Douglas (motorcycles)">Douglas</a> (1907–1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunelt_Motorcycles" title="Dunelt Motorcycles">Dunelt</a> (1919–1935)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duzmo_Motorcycles" title="Duzmo Motorcycles">Duzmo</a> (1919–1923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/EMC_Motorcycles" title="EMC Motorcycles">EMC</a> (1947–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excelsior_Motor_Company" title="Excelsior Motor Company">Excelsior</a> (1896–1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis%E2%80%93Barnett" title="Francis–Barnett">Francis–Barnett</a> (1919–1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greeves_(motorcycles)" title="Greeves (motorcycles)">Greeves</a> (1953–1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grindlay_Peerless" title="Grindlay Peerless">Grindlay Peerless</a> (1923-1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haden_(motorcycle)" title="Haden (motorcycle)">Haden</a> (1912–1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazlewoods_Limited" title="Hazlewoods Limited">Hazlewoods Limited</a> (1895–1923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Healey_1000/4" title="Healey 1000/4">Healey</a> (1971–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hesketh_Motorcycles" title="Hesketh Motorcycles">Hesketh</a> (1981–1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humber_motorcycles" title="Humber motorcycles">Humber</a> (1898–1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HRD_Motorcycles" title="HRD Motorcycles">HRD</a> (1922–1928)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivy_(motorcycles)" title="Ivy (motorcycles)">Ivy</a> (1911–1934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Cycle_Co" title="James Cycle Co">James</a> (1902–1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._A._Prestwich_Industries" title="J. A. 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