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Here is a list of 15 of his patents: US1877429 — Magazine Razor (1932) US1969945 — Claimed for Schick Type D/G/H (1934) US2048565 — Razor Guard (1936) US2058633 — Claimed for Schick Type F/H (1936) US2060243 — Schick Type C3 (1936) US2065748 — Injector Razor and Magazine (1936) US2066800 — Injector Razor Head (1937) US2109017 — Injector Magazine (1938) US2111739 — Schick Type C (1938) US2138353 — Schick Type E2 (1938) US2160370 — Injector Razor (1939) US2167032 — Injector Razor (1939) US2202468 — Injector Magazine (1940) USD125592 — Design patent for Schick Type F (1941) US2521481 — Similar to Schick Type F (1950) Octavius Victor Rodrigues March 29, 1885—May 3, 1966 1885 Birth https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198973448/octavius-victor-rodrigues Date: March 29, 1885 Place: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana Father: Emmanuel Paschal Barbosa Rodrigues Mother: Leopoldina Aloycia Nunes The 1930 US Census gives his birthplace as “At Sea” 1909 Immigration https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX1Q-9YF Leopoldina Rodrigues, Age 50, Female, Married Marie Rodrigues, Age 27, Female, Single Octavius Rodrigues, Age 24, Male, Single All of them: Ship: S.S. Parima Sailing fro: West Indies Natinonality/Race: British Portuguese Last residence: Georgetown, B.G. Departure contact: S P Rodrigues, Georgetown B.G. Final destination: Springfield Arrival contact: Friend, M. N. Dickinson, Springfield 1917/18 Draft Registration https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6JQ-1B2 Address: 610 W 135 St., New York City, N.Y. Age: 33, Born March 29 1885 Citizen of England Occupation: Controller at Champlain Silk Mills, 25 Madison Av., New York City, N.Y. Nearest relative: Leopoldina Rodrigues, Mother 1921 Marriage Dutch Reformed Church Records https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6961&h=903143958 First Church, Passaic, New Jersey Date of marriage: May 28, 1921 Names of parties: Octavius Victor Rodrigues, Ethel Marie Cayan Residences: New York N.Y., Passaic N.J. Witnesses: Korell R. Cayan, Mabel E. Cayan 1922 Birth of daughter Barbara https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198972547/barbara-kaye-webb Name: Barbara Kaye Webb, née Rodrigues Date: Dec 23, 1922 Place: Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA Father: Octavius Victor Rodrigues Mother: Ethel Marie Kayan or Cayan Rodrigues Barbara died in 2019, at the age of 96. 1930 United States Census https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4638876_00097 State: New York County: Westchester Incorporated place: City of Mount Vernon Street: East Lincoln Avenue Most intriguing is his birthplace: “At Sea” Surname: Rodrigues Rodrigues Rodrigues Given Name: Octavius Ethel Barbara Relation: Head Wife Daughter Home: Rented Home Value: 130 Radio Set: Yes Gender: Male Female Female Race: White White White Age: 45 Nr 7 Marital Status: Married Married Single Age at first marriage: 36 Attended School: No No Yes Able to read and write: Yes No Birthplace: “At Sea” New Jersey New Jersey Father's birthplace: Portugal US At Sea Mother's birthplace: British Guiana US New Jersey Language spoken: Unknown Occupation: Financial Ex None None Industry: Manufacturer Employment: Yes 1931 Divorce Reno Evening Gazette, October 5, 1931, Page 3 Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada, Oct 6, 1931, Page 7 The entry is at the end. Divorces granted in Judge Benjamin F. Curlers court yesterday numbered 45 and included… … Ethel Cayan Rodrigues from Octavius Victor Rodrigues A mystery divorce, as the 1940 census shows him, 9 years later, living with his wife Ethel and their daughter Barbara. 1940 Immigration https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23C-93X5 Place of birth: British Guiana Language: English Race: Portuguese Nationality: British Guiana Occupation: Business Executive Coming from: Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada In US from 1909 to date, Fairfield, Conn. and others Wife: Ethel M. Rodrigues, 226 Ludlow Road, Fairfield, Conn. Purpose: Resume perm. residence Obtained reentry permit for mean of identification on frequent business to Niagara Falls, Canada 1940 United States Census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7BP-KY3 Address: 226 Ludlow Road, Fairfield Village, Fairfield, Connecticut In 1935: Passaic, New Jersey O. Victor Rodrigues, Head, Age 55, Executive, Razor Mfg. Ethel M. Rodrigues, Wife, Age 49 Barbara Rodrigues, Daughter, Age 17 Leopoldina Rodrigues, Mother, Age 72 1942 Draft Registration https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5GY-B3N Address: 1907 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Conn. Age: 57, Born March 29 1885 Place of birth: Georgetown, British Guiana Contact: Mrs. L. A. Rodrigues, 1907 Park Ave., Bridgeport, Conn. Employer: Magazine Repeating Razor Company, Bridgeport, Conn. Address: 929 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport, Fairfield, Conn. 1966 Death https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKJB-Z68 Last place of residence: Hillsborough, Florida Previous residence postal code: 33612 (Tampa, Florida) Date: May 1966 The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, May 6, 1966, Page 2 He died the preceding Tuesday, May 3, 1966