English Red Tip?

[highplainsdrifter]

Hi there,

Scored this English Red Tip and can't quite identify it any one have any ideas?







First Photo show's it next to a '54 US Super Seed.

 

[xillion]

Great razor. It looks like #19 shown here.

"English Red Tip Super Speed; this is the English version of the American Red Tip Super Speed. Marked Brit. Pat. 694093 and III. A substantial 66 grams."

 

[kcb5150]

Lucky. Every red tip in general that I come across has been dropped well out of factory alignment or it just a very well-used mess. That one seems clean and very tidy.

 

[highplainsdrifter]

Cool so it's an English Red Tip Super Speed. Do the US one's have the same thicker handle?

 

[Mark1966]

Cool so it's an English Red Tip Super Speed. Do the US one's have the same thicker handle?

Yes, but the British versions of the Rockets and SuperSpeeds are generally considered to have better build quality - nice razor mate!

 

[bakerbarber]

Nice find!

 

[celestino]

Excellent find. Congrats. If you ever tire of it, let me know.

 

[ERVARGASNY]

English Super Speed it is )

I thought it may have been a Rocket, i thought all English made Red Tips were Rockets ?

 

[mr-razor]

looks like a british Red Tip Super-Speed to me.

 

[tacchini]

looks like a british Red Tip Super-Speed to me.

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is the usa and english red tip the same weight, i have a usa red tip and a english red tip rocket, the english red tip ss and usa red tip ss look like the same razor to me.

 

[xillion]

is the usa and english red tip the same weight, i have a usa red tip and a english red tip rocket, the english red tip ss and usa red tip ss look like the same razor to me.

This thread lists the weigh for the English Red Tip Rocket (razor #15 in the thread) at 68 grams. It lists the English Red Tip Super Speed (razor #19 in the thread) at 66 grams.

 

[tacchini]

This thread lists the weigh for the English Red Tip Rocket (razor #15 in the thread) at 68 grams. It lists the English Red Tip Super Speed (razor #19 in the thread) at 66 grams.

thats a very interesting article on the english razors, thanks for the link, i have a fair amount of the ones on that,love the old english rockets, need a blue tip rocket to complete the set.

 

[ERVARGASNY]

thats a very interesting article on the english razors, thanks for the link, i have a fair amount of the ones on that,love the old english rockets, need a blue tip rocket to complete the set.

Nice i needed amd English Blue tipe rocket myself the other day, So i posted a wanted add in the BST section, and viola someone had an extra one
) , Thats how i completed my Englad Made Flare Tip Rocket Set )

1. Super Speed Flare Tip Rocket
2. TV Super Speed Flare Tip Rocket
3. Red Flare Tip Rocket Super Speed
4. Blue Flare Tip Rocket Super Speed.

Did i miss a British Rocket Flare Tip?

 

[Merkur25]

From my knowledge the Brit Red Tip SS is rarer than the Red Tip Rocket

Very nice score

 

[ERVARGASNY]

From my knowledge the Brit Red Tip SS is rarer than the Red Tip Rocket

Very nice score

You might be right, ive never seen one /

Nice Find thats for sure )