1934 Gem Micromatic Ad

[82R100]

Courtesy of Popular Science, June 1934:

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and Life, July 1947:

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[mmack66]

Does that say you can use regular DE blades in a Micromatic. Or is that for those old thicker Gillette blades?

***Nevermind. New ones don't fit.

 

[amishmotorboat]

Does that say you can use regular DE blades in a Micromatic. Or is that for those old thicker Gillette blades?

Neither. Gem had their own reversible blades.

 

[82R100]

If you'd always wondered what the center slot and side notches were for, they were used by the Micromatic (providing three of the five points for locking the blade).

- Chris

 

[Abyssos]

More Micromatic ads here

 

[Sammer]

If you'd always wondered what the center slot and side notches were for, they were used by the Micromatic (providing three of the five points for locking the blade).

Really? So the Micromatic gave birth to the look of the modern SE blade?

 

[82R100]

Really? So the Micromatic gave birth to the look of the modern SE blade?

I believe so. All the other SE razors that I know of bear against the spine along the back edge of the blade. With the Micromatic they wanted to offer reversible blades, so they couldn't do that. As the cover closes on the Micromatic, there are keys on each side that engage the notches then push the blade firmly forward against the stops.

- Chris

 

[D.Irving79]

I believe so.

its true.

 

[Deltaboy]

I got one of these in a bulk set off the Bay last week

1 open comb and the other closed.

 

[Sledgehammer39]

That's the razor I like using in my rotation. The GEM MM Clog-Pruf. I get nice BBS with that beauty.

 

[mark_mw]

That's the razor I like using in my rotation. The GEM MM Clog-Pruf. I get nice BBS with that beauty.

Am waiting for my latest to arrive in a few days...cost me under $9.00 delivered