Kent Brushes

G B Kent & Sons Ltd, manufacturers of brushes since the eighteenth century is one of the oldest established companies in Great Britain. Kent Brushes was founded in 1777 by William Kent in the reign of George III. Kent holds a pre-eminent place in the history of brush making, with an unbroken record of excellence in the quality of its production which has been recognised by the granting of Royal Warrants for nine reigns.

The Kent Family ran the business for six generations

The Kent family continued to run the company for six generations until 1932 when the last of the three Kent brothers passed away. This is when Mr Eric L.H Cosby, owner of Cosby Brushes Ltd, entered into an association with G.B Kent & Sons.

A new chapter was then opened in Kent's long history, and since that time the company has been under the creative and dynamic direction of the Cosby family. Today, The company headquarters moved from London to their existing factory in Apsley, Hertfordshire on the 6th February 1984, and remains there to this day. The company continues to retain the craftsmanship and unprecedented quality that is Kent's reputation.

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The Razor Basics

The Razor Basics

King Camp Gillette was in the late 1800s working as a seller but was very interested in creating and selling new and own products. He received advice from the inventor behind the disposable capsule, William Painter, that the key to selling big volumes was to be found in inventing products that only can be used once and then thrown away. In the year of 1895 Gillette was 40 years old and standing in front of the mirror he got his bright idea. Read more
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