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Wow looking at it i wouldnt think it to be aggressive, classy looking thing though, and the blade thing... would drive me nuts i would so peek, i congratulate your self restraint lol
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There is indeed. In terms of shave quality, there are many razors that surpass the Gillettes, and it is not hard to figure out why. Following the brilliant, pioneering work of founder King Camp, Gillette designers and engineers mostly lay down on the job, focussing their efforts on creating ever-fancier handles and packaging, and inventing ever-sillier names that tapped the roots of male status consciousness and insecurity (Big Fellow! Senator! Aristocrat!, Diplomat! Regent!). But in terms of actual technological innovation, Gillette managed to produce only four or five generations of DE razors (Old Type, New Improved, New, etc), and, each time, the essential features of the new designs were copied from other companies (solid guard bar, TTO, adjustability, etc.).
Meanwhile, scrappy European companies had to compete for what was left of the market so, in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, they concentrated on delivering quality shaves. Now, one-half century later, the very finest vintage razors are branded Eclipse, Rotbart, Hoffritz, Leresche, Kirby Beard, Apollo, Emir, and the like. Mind you, Im not saying that there are no outstanding Gillette razors far from it (the Tech and the President come first to my mind). Only that anyone who seeks absolute shaving perfection is best advised to turn elsewhere.
Spotz thanks youMortals,
Moshulu speaks truth. Heed his words.
All but one of my Gillettes are out of rotation and just last night I traded away my birth year fatboy. The quality of those "scrappy European companies" products is just so high in comparison to all of the Gillettes I tried to love that I couldn't justify keeping them in the rotation. The ones that Moshulu lists tend to be pretty expensive for those of us in the states, so if you're interested in trying some, I've picked up a L'essor for as little as 15 bucks (shipped!!) that shaves as well as or better than any of the gillette OC's and is even more beautiful. Occasionally, you'll find some little known or unknown razor that is actually made by Hoffritz or Leresche or Henckel's and meets their standards of quality and design. Right now, my best shaver is a German Slant that I can find virtually no info on and I just got another mystery vintage slant yet to be cleaned up.
It's also possible to get, as I have, a series of uninspired and crappy shavers who were mass produced under virtually no quality control. One thing that can be said in Gillette's favor, I think, is that their worst razors are better than the worst that were produced even if their very best couldn't match the standards of the best of their European counterparts. They also managed to do this on a rather grand scale which is something no other manufacturer has done.
And as we say here on the board, if there ain't pics, then it ain't so:
Doug, you have Double six Minor which are identical to the Double Six that are military issued by Souplex Limited of Morecambe Lancaster, England 1944
Thanks Alex. Do you think it should it be called Souplex or Double Six when I put it in the wiki?Doug, you have Double six Minor which are identical to the Double Six that are military issued by Souplex Limited of Morecambe Lancaster, England 1944
looks German made, with the long grooves in the handle. Sweet razor.I bought this open comb two piece razor a few years back.
I'm unsure or the maker as there are no stamps or maker marks. The handle spins to unscrew the cap but the
bottom plate does not come off. I've used it a few times and it is a very nice shaver. It weighs in at 56 grams.
Thanks Alex. Do you think it should it be called Souplex or Double Six when I put it in the wiki?
looks German made, with the long grooves in the handle. Sweet razor.
I just found out that it's a Permedge razor, but I'm still not sure where it was made.
There is some info about it in the threads below.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/307349-Unidentified-open-comb
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/141301-Permedge-DE
Chris, its beteween 1913 to 1920 from United Drug Company of Boston ,Massachusetts .
is that an album cover or a advert for the razor, or maybe they are the original online shave forum members lolInteresting, if you Google Double Six Razor you get this:
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They're well-shaved.
looks aggressive is it? ...and also has the UFO handle look too.this one is gone now, but here are a few pics of my old Self Lubricating Shave King
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But the razor is a straight razor not a double edge razor on the coverInteresting, if you Google Double Six Razor you get this:
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They're well-shaved.
looks aggressive is it? ...and also has the UFO handle look too.