The "Not Gillette" Vintage DE Thread

[Space_Cadet]

Another beauty (at least for me):

 

[Zipp]

Unknown razor, unknown year... bought it from France, so it might be a local French producer. It came with that tag (possibly attached by the seller, or by the previous owner?) that says maybe "Lejer"?

 

[Cha-wing!!]

How fun to see it again ! I'm the one who sold it to you Since then, I saw a few identical ones, some were marked "Gerbault" in the case. I know now these were made by Leresche, for other brands.

The inscription "Lejer" with a "J" is weird as it doesn't mean anything, but it is close to "Léger", which means lightweight in french. It is definitely a word Leresche would have used to describe this razor : fine and light !

 

[Zipp]

How fun to see it again ! I'm the one who sold it to you Since then, I saw a few identical ones, some were marked "Gerbault" in the case. I know now these were made by Leresche, for other brands.

The inscription "Lejer" with a "J" is weird as it doesn't mean anything, but it is close to "Léger", which means lightweight in french. It is definitely a word Leresche would have used to describe this razor : fine and light !

Thank you very much for info! I too, thought "lejer" might be a misspelling of some sort of "leger". And it is indeed, a very mild one.
That's quite a small world, then. I bought it on Etsy, if I remember well.

 

[‘Bout Time]

on Etsy

Hmm .... if I combine “Cha-wing” @Cha-wing!! with what I’ve seen on one of my favorite Etsy shops ............... I think I know the shop. Love it, by the way ....... been a customer more than once. Cool stuff.

 

[Cha-wing!!]

Yes Zipp, it was on Etsy indeed.

Thank you very much Jim for the kind words ^^

 

[‘Bout Time]

it was on Etsy indeed.

Some nice things just added today!

One of these day’s I’m gonna buy a Leresche from you.

 

[Zipp]

German "Sonnal" differential slant.

 

[Cha-wing!!]

With case, very pretty !

 

[Demaratus]

I think I've posted this before, but for an eye candy this is always a nice one:

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I’ve got one like that, but the case is not that beautiful. Nice.


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[koenfucius]

hmm. time to revive this wonderful thread - A Sahara Razor, made by Edmund Bergfeld & Sohn, from Solingen, Germany

 

[ouchyfoot]

I just discovered the STAR DE razor. The shave I got from it impressed me so much I bought a second one. (Still waiting it’s arriva)
The one I have now seems to be an oddball with a different handle than you see on all the other STAR DE’s. The gold matches exactly, but the handle seems to be like the ones on their SE razors. I’m sure there are variations, but this is the only one I’ve seen with an older SE style handle.

 

[nemo]

hmm. time to revive this wonderful thread - A Sahara Razor, made by Edmund Bergfeld & Sohn, from Solingen, Germany
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Nice ... is it a differential head?

 

[koenfucius]

As far as I can see, no (didn't take it out of the cellophane)

 

[nemo]

As far as I can see, no (didn't take it out of the cellophane)

There are usually a different number of "teeth" on the safety bar which you could probably see without unwrapping.

So I reckon we can't ask about the shave.

 

[koenfucius]

There are usually a different number of "teeth" on the safety bar which you could probably see without unwrapping.

So I reckon we can't ask about the shave.

same number of teeth on both sides

 

[jnelson_22]

I just discovered the STAR DE razor. The shave I got from it impressed me so much I bought a second one. (Still waiting it’s arriva)
The one I have now seems to be an oddball with a different handle than you see on all the other STAR DE’s. The gold matches exactly, but the handle seems to be like the ones on their SE razors. I’m sure there are variations, but this is the only one I’ve seen with an older SE style handle.

Great shaver. And the fully-knurled handle version is fantastic.

 

[koenfucius]

Mirabilia, a very elegant Italian razor

 

[Mlee]

Wow, this is a great thread, so many beautiful razors. Although not as nice as some here, I've acquired a few myself. Here are some that I've picked up in the wild over the last couple of years.

First up are 3 French razors I recently found at a flea market in Paris.
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How fun to see it again ! I'm the one who sold it to you Since then, I saw a few identical ones, some were marked "Gerbault" in the case. I know now these were made by Leresche, for other brands.

The inscription "Lejer" with a "J" is weird as it doesn't mean anything, but it is close to "Léger", which means lightweight in french. It is definitely a word Leresche would have used to describe this razor : fine and light !

I'm still looking for some information on the top razor and was wondering if you knew anything about it. I found it a couple of years ago at the Saint-Ouen flea market. It says ETs REGNIER on the handle and no writing on the cap or comb. After doing a little research, it looks like it's from a Honda dealership in a small town north of Paris, close to the English Channel. I just ran across your post above and was wondering if you think it could be a rebranded Leresche?

 

[koenfucius]

A Williams