Thread: The Marx brother without a terminal vowel: Zepp!

Thought I'd go ahead and resurrect this old thread. I found the patent for the Ern Jr. razor.



It was filed with the U.S. patent office in August of 1912, and the patent was granted in August of 1914. It's interesting that the creation of the Ern Jr. razor post-dates the Zepp. I'd always just kind of assumed it was the other way around, with the construction of the Zepp being somewhat more complicated.

Also, here's a clipping from a 1915 Shapleigh Hardware catalogue:



The scan isn't great (it's from a catalogue page auctioned off on eBay), and it can be a bit hard to read, so here are the takeaways:
The Ern Jr. razors were available in three finishes -- gold, silver, and gunmetal. And the 1915 price per dozen was $40.