Are all red tips the same?

[brumble]

ShaveWiki says the red tip was made from 1955 to 1959.

Was the razor the same for all those years or is there some difference (i.e. specs, looks, shave) among the different model year red tips?

 

[Sledgehammer39]

ShaveWiki says the red tip was made from 1955 to 1959.

Was the razor the same for all those years or is there some difference (i.e. specs, looks, shave) among the different model year red tips?

There were no major differeces in the Red Tip in North America, the later years would have a small + engraving on the underside. However, the British Red Tip had a bigger blade gap than it's American cousin.

 

[LiveOak]

The British Red Tips also had a space above the TTO knob when the doors were closed, and these were called Rockets.

https://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=47732

 

[BroJohn]

There was a change to the handle and knob commencing at B-3, and the razor head geometry was unchanged. Those red-tips of B-2 and prior were slightly heavier, but all these shave about the same. The change is minute and it takes a detailed examination comparing the pre and post change examples to see the difference.

-- John Gehman

 

[Pioneer]

There was a change to the handle and knob commencing at B-3, and the razor head geometry was unchanged. Those red-tips of B-2 and prior were slightly heavier, but all these shave about the same. The change is minute and it takes a detailed examination comparing the pre and post change examples to see the difference.

-- John Gehman

Interesting. Thanks for this information.

 

[forcemajeure515]

The British Red Tips also had a space above the TTO knob when the doors were closed, and these were called Rockets.

https://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=47732

Not all British Red Tips were Rockets with the space.

 

[mr-razor]

not all british red tips were rockets with the space.

+1

 

[LiveOak]

Not all British Red Tips were Rockets with the space.

So there were British Red Tips with and without the space above the TTO knob? That's interesting. Were they made concurrently or was the Rocket design added or discontinued at some point?

 

[the beav]

There was a change to the handle and knob commencing at B-3, and the razor head geometry was unchanged. Those red-tips of B-2 and prior were slightly heavier, but all these shave about the same. The change is minute and it takes a detailed examination comparing the pre and post change examples to see the difference.

-- John Gehman

Not sure exactly what changes you're talking about, but my B-1 and B-4 look identical to me. My D-4, however, is different.

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