- Wahl Clipper
The Wahl Clipper Corporation, based in
Sterling, Illinois , manufactures grooming products for humans and animals.The company was founded on the strength of
Leo J. Wahl 'spatent for an electromagnetichair clipper in 1919. In 1965 Wahl introduced the first vacuum clipper, which allowed a person's hair to be cut without use of a cape. In 1967 Wahl produced the first cordless hair clipper using its own rechargeable battery technology. Four years later it started an electronics division with the world's first cordless and rechargeablesolder ing iron. In 1975 the company released a line of back and foot massagers utilizing the vibrating motor technology used in their hair trimmers. In 1984 Wahl invented the first cordless consumer beard and mustache trimmer. In 2001 it patented the first vacuuming consumer beard trimmer the Trim N Vac. Wahl manufactures its clippers and trimmers in its own factories in Sterling, Illinois;Germany ,England andHungary .Wahl is also one of the lead brands in Mens Trimmers including the new Right Tool for the Job campaign featuring trimmers for Beards, Mustaches, Goatees, Body, and Ear / Nose & Brow.
Products are sold in over 150 countries world wide under the brands Wahl, Moser, Lister and more recently Groom Ease. In 2006 Wahl licensed the "Dummies" brand from John Wiley & Sons publishing company and launched the Home Haircutting for Dummies product line.
External links
* [http://consumer.wahl.com/ Wahl Clipper Corporation]
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