Timeline + type numbers of Philips shaving products

The public section holds a list of Philips ‘shaving-grooming’ type numbers 1939-2019 from the database of Philishave Collector Bram Porrey.
Combined with the visual guide 1936-2006 of over 1.000 pictures this should serve as a complete guide for private collectors of such products.
The chapters 1936-1951 display all data in the Database and first part of the printed edition 2007 of Catalogue/Logboek/Diary.

The Timeline with projects/models shows the titel and introduction- or study year of shaver projects (Design group) from 1936-2019.
The Database index covers chronologically all projects (design group) with related type numbers in the Database + first line of the specifications chapter.
The alpha-numerical index and numerical index cover all type numbers in the Database with introduction/study year and title of design group.

1936

Philips study shaver market

1937

Philips study shaver products

1938

Marketing plan + Rotary prototype

1939

Philishave 7730 introduction NL

1941

Philishave ‘6’ type 7736

1942

study + 6 samples 2-head shaver 7734

1946

Philishave ‘steelbeard’ 7733

1947

‘mouse’ synchronous motor 7737

1948

‘egg’ 1-head mains shaver 7735

1950

‘egg’ 1-head Ladyshave 7738

November Philips start assembly in Drachten

1951

‘egg’ 1-head battery shaver KL 2400

‘diabolo’ 1-head Pope-Radiola-Raselis

1952

start ‘egg’ 2-head Philishave 7743

1953

‘egg’ 2-head battery shaver SC 7749

1955

‘egg’ 2-head Ladyshave SC 7784

1956

‘diabolo’ 1-head Ladyshave SC 7780

testmarket 3-head Philishave Australia

1958

‘pipe’ 2-head mains shaver SC 7910

1959

‘pipe’ 2-head battery shaver SC 7779

‘floating heads’ 800 type SC 7860

1960

‘pipe’ 2-head Ladyshave SC 7788

‘lipstick’ rotary ladyshaver SC 7787

1961

‘cordwinder’ batteryshaver SC 7930

‘symmetric’ 2-head Ladyshave SC 7940

1962

‘he-man’ 2-head Philishave SC 7920

1963

‘semi-floating’ 800S type SC 7960

‘penguin’ batteryshaver SC 7970

‘lipstick’ Lady Beautyset SC 9020

1964

‘organic’ slimline 2-head SC 8060

1965

‘masculin’ 2-head+trimmer SC 8010

organic 2-head ‘special’ SC 9040

1966

rechargeable 2-head+trimmer SC 8020

1966

‘boat’ 3-head with trimmer SC 8130

1967

‘boat’ 3-head rechargeable HP 1302

‘boat’ 3-head without trimmer HP 1109

‘penguin’ battery redesign HP 1203

1968

‘masculin’ 2-head HP 1103

1969

‘flip-top’ 3-head+trimmer HP 1112

‘self-contained’ battery shaver HP 1204

1970

car shaver 2-head 19mm HP 1206

shaving heads ‘90 Super 6’ HP 1906

1972

adjustable ‘metal top’ HP 1304 + HP 1118

masculin 2-head 19mm with trimmer HP 1117

1973

‘organic’ 3-head HP 1119 + Lady HP 2130

‘organic’ 2-head HP 1124 + HP 1134

1974

1974-1984 ‘TH design’ 2-head battery + rechargeable

1975

‘TH design 75’ 3-head HP1308 + HP 1121

shaving heads ‘90 Super 12’ HP 1912

1978

‘TH design 78’ RC/AC & AC & Black Pro

1979

‘organic’ 3-head Ladyshave HP 2130

1980

‘Rota-80’ design Double Action system

1981

Japan ‘TH masculin’ Rechargeble HP 1325

1982

Japan ‘pre-Tracer’ design rechargeable 2-head

1983

‘pre-Tracer’ design battery 2-head HP 1208

‘Rota-83’ design RC/AC & RC & AC electronic

‘selfcontained’ 2-head HP 1620

1984

economy 3-head designs HP 1604 + HP 1615

Japan RC Champ + Purser + 1-head battery HP 1218

1985

‘Rota-83’ electronic rechargeable HP 1335

‘Tracer 85’ design HP 1622 + HP 1722

self-contained battery designs HP 1215 + HP 1220

1986

‘humpback’ design mains HP 1607

economy lightweight design HP 1322 + HP 1616

Japan Wet/Dry HP 1718 + Rota Top HP 1726

1987

‘flat’ Rota 87 design HS 950

‘Tracer 87’ masculin HS 470

compact battery shaver HS 100

Japan compact rechargeable HS 300

‘Tracer 85’ design battery HP 1221 + HS 125

1988

Rota 87 ‘flat’ design mains HS 755

‘Tracer 87 masculin’ battery HS 135

1989

‘Tracer 89’ soft design HS 475

1990

‘Rota-90’ rechargeable HS 980

compact 2-head battery HS 105 + rechargeable

1991

‘masculin’ Rota-91 rechargeable HS 805

‘Rota-90’ mains 3-head HS 715

‘soft’ economy 3-head HS 545

1992

‘Tracer 92’ rounded design HS 485

1993

‘Rota-93’ HS 990-880 & HS 775 mains

selfcontained battery HS 110 + rechargeable

1994

ultra flat High-Tech battery HS 190

1995

‘Pollux’ I + II range HQ 400 curved 2-head

‘Castor Tracer 92′ range HQ 200

1996

Cirrus + Eclipse HQ 5000 ranges + Corneille

1997

Nudos ‘Rota 90’ design HQ 3000 range

economy ‘soft’ design HQ 2000 range

compact 2-head ‘Castor’ HQ 20

Nudos ‘Rota 90 + 93 designs’ Eclipse HQ 4000

1998

‘Cleo AB’ Cool Skin 3-head HQ 5615

1999

‘Apollo’ Quadra Action HQ 6000

Cool skin 2-head Cleo HQ 561

2000

Double Action 2-head ‘Marco Polo’ HQ 300

Double Action 2-head ‘Marco Polo’ compact HQ 30

2001

Cool skin Neptunus + Aquarius HQ 6700

Cool skin Triton 2-head HQ 671

‘Orca’ Quadra Action range HQ 600

2002

‘Aquagenic’ Jupiter HQ 8000 Sensotec

2002 Indiana ‘Aquagenic’ Quadra HQ 7000 + Scuba

2003

‘Aquagenic’ Pluto range HQ 7700

Easy Shave ‘Luna’ + Weaver HQ 6000

Easy Shave ‘Luno’ Reflex Plus HQ 5000

‘Gizmo’ 2-head range HQ 40

Washable 2-head ‘Shamu’ Tri-Tec HQ 500

‘Xanadu’ 2-head range HQ 400

2005

Corona ‘Speed XL’ Triple Track HQ 8000

HQ 7800 Corona light

Lotus 1-head Asia HQ 10 + study 1997

Quasar SmartTouch-XL HQ 9000

2006

Bik 2-head battery HQ 5700

Callisto 2-head Smart Touch-XL 9000

Callisto Expansion 2-head 6000

Cheetah Baseball HQ 7100 range

Cheetah McLaren HQ 7200 range

2007

SR 1 ‘Arcitec’ Flex – Pivot Action RQ 1000

Merlin Healthy Skin HS 8000

Rondson 2-head HQ 800 series

2008

Cheetah HQ 7300 range MLU

‘Condor’ Weaver 2 HQ 6900 range

‘Falconet’ 2-head HQ 130 range

Merlin 2 Healthy Skin HS 8415 – 8460

Peregrine ‘Speed XL 2’ Triple Track HQ 8200

2009

SR 3 RQ 2000 range

Dragonfly 2-head HQ 900 series

2010

Mpire RQ 1100 range

Piranha SR 3 RQ 1200 range

THOR Power Touch & Aqua Touch + LION

2012

Mpire update RQ 1100 range

PQ type numbers Wukong, Tiger, Wangzi

RQ type Wukong + 2014 YQ type Kongming

2013

XA & YS range youth shavers

2014

S-types 700 range + Pearl design 300 + 200

Wukong 2 Star Wars SW 170 + Wukong MLU S 500

S 5000-9000 + SP 9800 + SW

Dongpo ‘Condor’ Weaver 2

2015

S-types = 8000 range

S-types PTC 1000 + 3000 series

2016

XZ 580+5800 Cosmetic modifications

FT 600 types Lion King

S 100 China Bohu 2-head design

XZ-types = Cosmetic modifications

2017-2019

Cerberus S 1000 range

Thís database index 1939-2019 is a chronological survey of all design groups with relevant type numbers and first specification line from the MS-Access Database.

This alpha-numerical index 1939-2019 contains all type numbers from the MS-Access Database in a numerical sequence within each type number group

All MS-Access Database type numbers 1939-2019 are listed in a numerical sequence with introduction/study year and reference to relevant Design groups

Database 1939-1951. Special edition with specifications and illustrations as a conversion from the private MS-Access Database 1939-2019.

English description of Philishave development and marketing in the years 1936-1951. First text part of printed catalogue edition 2007.

Het eerste deel van de Logboeken beschrijft de ontwikkeling en marketing van de enkelkop modellen in Eindhoven.