I did not expect such interest! Here is the reverse side, the shim is 1 and 9/16 inch (40mm) wide by 10/16 inch (15 to 16mm). I do not have an accurate measuring device but it appears to be 1/16 inch in thickness. It is certainly much thicker than a modern DE blade. Is this a rare item? It is the first one I have seen and I have been looking for a few months.
1/16" (1.6mm) thickness would have given the Gillette Old Type and its many clones (all with no gap) a 1.6mm gap.
I've never seen a French one. I've seen pics of American ones here on B&B, but probably about three or four years ago now.
Very interesting, thank you.1/16" (1.6mm) thickness would have given the Gillette Old Type and its many clones (all with no gap) a 1.6mm gap.
At 16mm wide the blade would overhang the shim by 3mm each side.
I cut 1mm off each edge of my old blades to make shims, this makes them 20mm wide (for more rigidity).
I've never seen a French one. I've seen pics of American ones here on B&B, but probably about three or four years ago now.
Many thanks for posting the pics, Richard.
FOOTNOTE
Note the similarity in the (three hole) blade seating layout in my 1947 Knockout:
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Very cool!
Sweet! Use it at a very shallow angle (i.e., with the handle raised up higher and the flat part of the razor practically touching your face). That plus a light touch will provide you with a good shave.
Hey, thanks for the advice. Much appreciated! I did tried to be as flat as possible. Didn't know to palm strop the blade ...perhaps can try during next new blade..
and when these strangers pull at my door in a van with packages that have my name on them, it would be churlish to refuse...
I managed to get an accurate measurement of the shim thickness at 0.7mm. I used the same device to measure a Lord Platinum blade at 0.1mm.1/16" (1.6mm) thickness would have given the Gillette Old Type and its many clones (all with no gap) a 1.6mm gap.
At 16mm wide the blade would overhang the shim by 3mm each side.
I cut 1mm off each edge of my old blades to make shims, this makes them 20mm wide (for more rigidity).
I've never seen a French one. I've seen pics of American ones here on B&B, but probably about three or four years ago now.
Many thanks for posting the pics, Richard.
FOOTNOTE
Note the similarity in the (three hole) blade seating layout in my 1947 Knockout:
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Thank you for that, Richard.
Wow. Great find! That's a gorgeous razor. It should clean-up really well. Congratulations.
