Gillette OC head, says Made in Canada. However, I am not familiar with the handle. Is this (yet another) Franken-razor?
Thanks for helping me ID this razor.
Thanks for helping me ID this razor.
Made in Canada Gillette OC head, but?
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We had several thread about these, over the past months. Many are according to say that Gillette used Probak's handle after taking over the company. Also, their base plate are different from the others old type, there's grooves on each side. There's a couples of folks on B&B with the exact same razor, me included.
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I have the same razor..pretty sure they came out of the Gillette (Canada) factory this way...I like it!
Probak handle.....nice razor
Sweet looking razor
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Thank you guys.
Yes, those corner notches would have meant that the razor wouldn't work with Gillette's old three-hole blades, and would have only worked with their NEW blades that had the corner knock-outs. That would make this something of a Goodwill variant, but where they've not bothered to change the cap studs. It would also put its manufacture no earlier than the release of the NEW blades, which was what precipitated the Auto-Strop merger that brought the Probak line into the Gillette fold.
Very thorough and concise info as always Mr Porter
Good looking razors, gents!
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