I have a 1918 Single Ring in very good condition. When I put a blade in to use it this morning, I noticed that the blade and the cap didn't align very well. I did eventually get it to align by manually adjusting the blade and cap (this is something that I am used to with my Parker razors). It isn't a problem for me but I was just wondering whether this is normal for the Single Rings as my 'Brownie' types align the blade perfectly by themselves.
Gillette Single Ring question
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I believe you are talking about getting the blade even on each side. I don't have a Single Ring, so I can't speak to that, but my New Improved does that a little bit and my Goodwill New does that a lot. Have to be careful and make sure it's straight and even on each side.
This was exactly the first thing I noticed with my debut use of my 1919 Old. Now I just pay attention to the alignment as I slowly tighten the handle.
Remember that these razors were designed for use with the blade shown on the left below, while the blades we have today are like the one on the right.
The original blades were thicker, and it is likely that there were size tolerance differences as well due to the manufacturing limitations in the early 1900's.
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The original blades were thicker, and it is likely that there were size tolerance differences as well due to the manufacturing limitations in the early 1900's.
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I got a cased 46 or 47 Aristocrat last month that came with a few of those blades.
If they were unused, would they be usable? I probably won't try them, but was just wondering.
If they were unused, would they be usable? I probably won't try them, but was just wondering.
You'd probably get a better shave with the lid from a tin can.
Are they that bad? Those are the kind that they used to re-sharpen aren't they?
I have shaved with carbon steel "Blue Blades" which are theoretically years ahead of these old type blades, and the Blue Blades were a shave I shan't soon forget - even though they were NOS, it was ugly.
I can only imagine dragging one of those old "punched out of a strip of steel" thick monsters.
You could always give it a shot and let us know how it goes - a sort of "take one for the team" kind of effort.
I'd be interested to hear first hand what someone thinks of them.
I guess they are probably thick enough that they could be sharpened, I'm not sure if one of those Stroppers would work or not, most that I have seen don't have any grit left on the abrasive pad.
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