Braun (German pronunciation BROWN) is a German electric appliance company known for its design style. Since 1967 Braun has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Gillette Company. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A subsidiary is a corporation controlled by another. ... The Gillette brand logo The Gillette Company (NYSE: G) is a company founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer, which is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

Products

Braun's products include the following categories:

• Shaving and Grooming (electring shaving, hair trimming, beard trimming)
• Oral Care (now under the Oral-B brand)
• Beauty Care (hair care and epilation)
• Heath and Wellness (ear thermometers, blood pressure monitors)
• Food and Drink (coffee makers, toasters, blenders, juicers)
• Irons
• Clocks and Calculators (clocks for arms, tables, walls; calculators)

Braun no longer makes high fidelity sound systems or cameras.

History

Engineer Max Braun established a small engineering shop in Frankfurt am Main in 1921. In 1923 he began producing components for radio sets. In 1928 the company had grown to such an extent, partly due to the use of certain plastic materials, that it moved to new premises on Idsteiner Strasse in Frankfurt. An engineer is someone who practices the engineering profession; a professional practitioner of engineering; someone who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems and produce goods for society. ...   Frankfurt am Main? [ˈfraÅ‹kfÊŠrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The term plastics covers a range of synthetic or semi-synthetic polymerization products. ...

Eight years after he started his shop, Max Braun began to manufacture entire radio sets in 1929. Soon after, Braun becomes one of Germany's leading radio manufacturers. This development continued with the launch of one of the first combined radio and record players in 1932. 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edison cylinder phonograph from about 1899 The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...

In 1935 the Braun brand was introduced, and the familiar logotype with the raised A took form. At the 1937 World's Fair in Paris, Max Braun receieved the award For special achievements in phonography. Three years later, the company had more than 1000 employees. 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the concept in marketing. ... This article or section should include material from logo design, discuss it at Talk:Logo design A logotype, commonly known as a logo, is the graphic element of a trademark or brand, which is set in a special typeface/font, or arranged in a particular, but legible, way. ... The letter A is the first (1st) letter in the Latin alphabet. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Worlds Fair is the generic name for various large expositions held since the mid 19th century. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Shorthand is a writing method that can be done at speed because an abbreviated or symbolic form of language is used. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ...

1950 marked origin the product that Braun is most known for today: the electric shaver. The S 50 was the first electric shaver from Braun and featured an oscillating cutter block with a very thin, yet very stable steel-foil mounted above it. This principle is still used in Braun's shavers of today. 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A razor is an edge tool (primarily, used in shaving). ... Oscillation is the periodic variation, typically in time, of some measure as seen, for example, in a swinging pendulum. ...

A controlling interest in Braun AG was sold to The Gillette Company in 1967 by the heirs of Max Braun, complementing the razor offerings of that company. Braun became a wholly-owned subsidiary in 1984. The Gillette brand logo The Gillette Company (NYSE: G) is a company founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer, which is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A razor is an edge tool (primarily, used in shaving). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Links

Company Website: Braun