i found the safety razor we all need
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Yup, that looks like the makings for a short wet shave.
Isn't that the original prototype for the Weedwhacker?
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i agree, i don't think cutting yourself is what you need to worry about when using this one.
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Is this the travel version? - I think the original came with a 2-stroke engine
And who is we? You have a mouse in your pocket? 
I think I can do well w/out that contraption! 
I think I can do well w/out that contraption! 
Don't drop it into the sink full of water...
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I wouldn't want to touch it, let alone shave with it!
As always... YMMV (LOL)
As always... YMMV (LOL)
Man, what if it slipped out of your hand and dropped into your full sink of water...BZZZZZTTT! 
hehe.... looks like you would get a bang out of that one
Is it called The Bakelite Deathtrap Deluxe???
Wp
Wp
Wow... Words escape me.
If you own it, hold on to it it will worth a fortune:
It's Gillette's prototype of the M3 Power
It's Gillette's prototype of the M3 Power
Ahh, a picture of my first razor! I loved that thing! I only quit using it when the 4 blade version came out!
Just when I thought RAD was done and over.
Where do you get one of those? Man. I've gotta have one.
Where do you get one of those? Man. I've gotta have one.
Maybe it goes with this metal electric shaving mug?
My curiosity got the best of me, so a bit of internet sleuthing and I found that it most likely is a...
VIBRO-SHAVE
Via the Electric Shaver Museum, Electric Safety Razors exhibition
Vibro-shave
The Vibro-Shave electric razor was manufactured by the Electric (Safety) Razor Corp., which was located in Long Island City (NY, USA), and (initially) sold by the Electric Razor Sales Company of America, with offices at Chicago, New York City and Montreal. The Vibro-Shave was a double edge safety razor with a small AC-only machine in the handle, which made the apparatus vibrate. In 1925 a patent for this "vibratory razor" was granted to Saul Shaler of New York, and assigned to the Electric Safety Razor Corp. The patent describes a solenoid magnet and a spring return to provide the vibratory movement. Usually the razor took alternating current, in the early days from a light bulb socket. For direct current an interrupter device could be used. The Vibro-Shave razors have been sold in the second half of the 1920's and later. Unlike the Lek-tro-shav and the Collins, there are still many Vibro-Shaves on the second-hand market, which means that this must have been one of the first successful electric safety razors. Several versions of this shaver have been produced. There was a Model A (chromium plated, without on/off-switch, $5.-) and a Model B (gold plated, with on/off-switch, $7.50). Vibro-Shave also marketed a beauty-set.
VIBRO-SHAVE
Via the Electric Shaver Museum, Electric Safety Razors exhibition
Vibro-shave
The Vibro-Shave electric razor was manufactured by the Electric (Safety) Razor Corp., which was located in Long Island City (NY, USA), and (initially) sold by the Electric Razor Sales Company of America, with offices at Chicago, New York City and Montreal. The Vibro-Shave was a double edge safety razor with a small AC-only machine in the handle, which made the apparatus vibrate. In 1925 a patent for this "vibratory razor" was granted to Saul Shaler of New York, and assigned to the Electric Safety Razor Corp. The patent describes a solenoid magnet and a spring return to provide the vibratory movement. Usually the razor took alternating current, in the early days from a light bulb socket. For direct current an interrupter device could be used. The Vibro-Shave razors have been sold in the second half of the 1920's and later. Unlike the Lek-tro-shav and the Collins, there are still many Vibro-Shaves on the second-hand market, which means that this must have been one of the first successful electric safety razors. Several versions of this shaver have been produced. There was a Model A (chromium plated, without on/off-switch, $5.-) and a Model B (gold plated, with on/off-switch, $7.50). Vibro-Shave also marketed a beauty-set.
I just saw two of these for sale at a local to me antique store! I had no idea what it could possibly be! That handle is huge! It was exactly like the red one above....
Funny how the head looks to be in pristine condition.
"Used exactly once by former owner"
"Used exactly once by former owner"
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