I was born in 56' Started with the Classic Gillette adjustable. But as soon as the Trac II came out, that was one of the most successful consumer product launches, Like CD's. Soon after that Bic disposables market launched in the U.S. Frankly lots of guys had no clue about shaving right back then, and so your dad would instruct you on proper use of bits of TP placed all over your face. I fairly soon switched to electrics but they still are to me unreliable so I developed a graveyard of Norelco's, Remington's etc. Rediscovered wet shaving when my last foil head broke and I said 'enough'.