Word: scraper
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...razor industry takes it as seriously as a moon launch. Last week industry leader Gillette unveiled the result of a ten-year development project. Called Sensor, the new razor has twin spring-mounted blades that individually contour to the vagaries of the user's skin. The high-tech face scraper has 22 patents, 13 moving parts, platinum-hardened chromium blades, and is welded with lasers...
...editor once omitted one of my foot notes," he recalls. "It explained that a certain type of gun - a scraper - was only made in a test model. I got thousands of letters from frontier buffs and gun people." L'Amour's factual asides have been treated with greater respect ever since...