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Anyone still using the Gillette NEW razor

I don't use OC razors nearly as much as I used to. I did happen to acquire a hybrid Tech which combines the baseplate design of a new with a solid bar of the tech. That is easily one of my top 10 razors in the den.
 
Darn right one of my smoothest shavers.
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I don't use OC razors nearly as much as I used to. I did happen to acquire a hybrid Tech which combines the baseplate design of a new with a solid bar of the tech. That is easily one of my top 10 razors in the den.

I was looking in eBay today and saw a Hybrid Tech on offer for £437 ($546). I can understand the appeal and importance of the razor from a collector's perspective, but damn if that ain't a lot of money for a Tech!

How does it compare to a regular Flat Bottom, i.e. Canadian or English?
 

Ron R

I survived a lathey foreman
I occasionally use my Gillette NEW long comb Canadian variants and they work well, actuality I have 2 of them. I mostly use them in OCtober month. I have a lot of different razors in some sort of rotation that they get used yearly at least.
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Have some great shaves!
 
Hear, Hear, regarding the Goodwill. I really miss one that I PIFed a while back. It served me well for almost two decades.

Why not indeed?

But that doesn't detract from my interest in answering the original question. The design is so successful you would think that there would be a modern equivalent, but nothing yet quite seems to nail it.

I don't know, seems to me the RR Gamechanger to fits that bill quite nicely. I does for me at any rate.
 
That raises I question that I have also wondered about - what modern CNC razor is closest in feel and performance to the NEW?

It is a question I have tried to answer a little over the past few months by purchasing a couple of mild OC razors, and whilst I have found good razors, none of them are comparable to the NEW.

The shape of the teeth
The low gap / exposure
The low blade reveal / high rigidity
The compact, nimble head

Nothing yet has quite hit the spot on all criteria, but there must be a razor out there which does.
They are obviously different, but I have found that the Aylesworth Drakkant (Ti) comes closest to the shaves I get with the New LC & SC. The Drakkant also has the slim head and blade clamp that I like.
 
The NEW seems about as popular as any other vintage Gillette in terms of us having them in our dens. My LC is a great shaver. I haven't yet warmed to my SC.

I think there's less talk about the US-made NEWs because they have less value for collectors. They were working men's razors that didn't come in fancy sets and are widely available on the secondhand market.

The British NEWs get more talk here because of all the variations and different sets.
 
The NEW seems about as popular as any other vintage Gillette in terms of us having them in our dens. My LC is a great shaver. I haven't yet warmed to my SC.

I think there's less talk about the US-made NEWs because they have less value for collectors. They were working men's razors that didn't come in fancy sets and are widely available on the secondhand market.

The British NEWs get more talk here because of all the variations and different sets.

As you can see from this thread, the NEW is still very popular. It may only be worth about $30.00 but it is a well-designed razor that has stood the test of time.
 
I don't see much talk about the Gillette NEW razor these days. It came in a long comb version and a short comb version. It's a fantastic razor that you can usually get on eBay for about $30.00. I got one I had nickel plated and it looks great. It gives a great shave.
Anyone still uses a Gillette NEW regularly?

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This is a great razor and I use this one or the old type. True, $30 is a lot; I bought mine for about $8 in the 2010s.
 
Generalisation of the UK New range.

High end (all replaced by Aristocrat in 1936)
Deluxe 3 piece.
Raised flat bottom (RFB)
Deluxe 2 piece.

Mid price point.
Long comb: 1929-33
Raised flat bottom 2 piece: 1933-38
Raised flat bottom 3 piece: 1933-46

Low price point.
Goodwill: 1931-34
London: 1933-34
Flat bottom (FB): 1934-50s?
 
Generalisation of the UK New range.

High end (all replaced by Aristocrat in 1936)
Deluxe 3 piece.
Raised flat bottom (RFB)
Deluxe 2 piece.

Mid price point.
Long comb: 1929-33
Raised flat bottom 2 piece: 1933-38
Raised flat bottom 3 piece: 1933-46

Low price point.
Goodwill: 1931-34
London: 1933-34
Flat bottom (FB): 1934-50s?

Thanks for the info. I didn't know there were that many.
 
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