Just wondering, does anyone know what the highend brand razors were back in the day. What would a rich guy have bought and are they collectable?
High End Razors
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$10.00+ Gillette razors were probably considered high end for their time. Seems like most went for $3.00-$5.00 for a basic setup. The Executive, President, etc.
Interesting question, and while I dont know specifics, I doubt there was really a luxury model razor out there. If there was, Im pretty sure it was a straight; back then pretty much all the safety razors were made by Gillette or Schick.
Well back in the day the rich dudes would buy "seven day sets" of straight razors, identical with a day of the week engraved on each one. I've seen some with nice ivory scales.
I would imagine these would be collectible ... I've never looked into that myself, so I can't give you pricing details or anything.
I would imagine these would be collectible ... I've never looked into that myself, so I can't give you pricing details or anything.
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There's that $75 New Improved gold travel set they had in the 20's. That would have probably been the height of DE luxury.
I've also read that the higher-end barbershops would sell their own branded straights for their regular customers personal use. That would be akin to buying boutique hair stuff from a big-name salon these days. They probably came with lifetime honing warrantees from the shop.
$75 would be pretty steep. I have one of my grandfather's razors from 1926 that lists a price on the box as $0.75. An online inflation calculator pegged that as $8.81 in today's money. Accordingly, $75 from then equals $881 today!
I already feel like high class, I have 3! 4 more to go
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I would be thinking that a De luxe set would be on top...
I already feel like high class, I have 3! 4 more to go
So which days do you have?
But as for High End Razors, I'll have to agree with cfriend. It seems like gillette was trying to aim for a different market with the Diplomat, the President, etc. just based on the cases, names, and gold coatings.
I guess it depends on which day(decade) you're talking about though.
You know how all the DE shavers love the NEW razor? Well a rich guy would have had a NEW President:
So which days do you have?
But as for High End Razors, I'll have to agree with cfriend. It seems like gillette was trying to aim for a different market with the Diplomat, the President, etc. just based on the cases, names, and gold coatings.
I guess it depends on which day(decade) you're talking about though.
Friday-Saturday-Sunday!
What about it? That was probably the last gold plated razor, but definitely not the first gold adjustable, The executive came in a gold plated fat boy version.
The aristocrats from the UK were rhodium plated and that's a more expensive material than gold.
Anyway, wouldn't the seriously wealthy just go to a barber for a shave?
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