William Emery Nickerson

William Emery Nickerson
Nickerson, c. 1918
Born(1853-11-05)November 5, 1853[1]
Provincetown, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 5, 1930(1930-06-05) (aged 76)[2]
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationEngineer
EmployerThe Gillette Company
Known forSafety razor innovations

William Emery Nickerson (November 5, 1853 – June 5, 1930) was an American engineer and inventor. He worked with King C. Gillette at the start of the Gillette Company and was later elected to Gillette's board of directors. Nickerson has been called "the mechanical genius behind the safety razor,"[3] and received patents for hardening and sharpening the blades.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Passport Application". December 23, 1878. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via fold3.com.
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  4. ^ Nickerson, William E. "Abrading machine" U.S. patent no. 793,604 (filed: 19 March 1902 ; issued: 27 June 1905).
  5. ^ Nickerson, William E., "Method of hardening" U.S. patent no. 812,442 (filed: 26 September 1903 ; issued: 13 February 1906).