The New Improved Tuckaway is one of my favorite razors.
I have two, a gold plated one made in the USA and a silver one made in England.
But why does my English razor shave slightly better (IMO) than the American Tuckaway?
I'm not sure exactly how old each razor is.
Here are my two razors, with the American Tuckaway on the right:
The teeth on both razors looked similar, although the American razor has a better finish on the bottom plate:
I did notice that the bullet shaped lugs were a different shape, the English more like a cone,
but this wouldn't make any difference to the shaves.
Then I noticed this:
The surface width of the English razors bottom plate is wider!
This would give the blade a different cutting angle.
They are both great razors to use, but my preference leans towards the English Tuckaway.
The New Improved razors were made over several years during the 1920's and they are fantastic razors to use.
My preferred handle when using the English razor is an ATT Atlas:
I have two, a gold plated one made in the USA and a silver one made in England.
But why does my English razor shave slightly better (IMO) than the American Tuckaway?
I'm not sure exactly how old each razor is.
Here are my two razors, with the American Tuckaway on the right:
The teeth on both razors looked similar, although the American razor has a better finish on the bottom plate:
I did notice that the bullet shaped lugs were a different shape, the English more like a cone,
but this wouldn't make any difference to the shaves.
Then I noticed this:
The surface width of the English razors bottom plate is wider!
This would give the blade a different cutting angle.
They are both great razors to use, but my preference leans towards the English Tuckaway.
The New Improved razors were made over several years during the 1920's and they are fantastic razors to use.
My preferred handle when using the English razor is an ATT Atlas:
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