Hello gentlemen,
Today, let's discover this "scarce and weird" (my favorite kind) double-edge safety razor, from Le Coq, France. I'd like to thank DrAwkward for pushing me to speak about it. I wanted to for quite some time, but never gotten around to it. Well here goes :
I have seen a few during the last years, one I found in the wild, and one which was given to me by the current owner of the Leresche factory. Remember they were the ones to manufacture for Le Coq !
It is very peculiar, I have zero document / information on this razor unfortunately, only speculations. Here is what I think / believe :
- it was a short run, because there aren't many out there
- surely late model, because of the straight guard bar, that I have seen on short-screw models, either in bakelite or metal.
Here are two of them (on the left) next to two different Le Coq "Palmer" Adjustables (on the right) :
Handles are similar, but can't accept the same tube :
Three weird details to notice :
- On one of them, both plates of the head are marked on one end, so that you know which side of the top cap to align with which side of the baseplate. But this feature is usually seen on an adjustable or slant, but this razor is none... See here :
- the center hole, at the neck, has an internal ledge, which you usually see on adjustables...
I've tried to put a spring in (from a real Le Coq adjustable), it fits ! But it pushes the center of the blade, rather than a "tray" which would equalize the tension. Well, just like the real adjustable, actually !
- on one of them, the end knob has markings on the tube, that looks like a spring, as if it used to have a spring close to the tube that marked it. But I checked, it's impossible to make room for a spring there !
So I'm really not sure what this is. Frankenrazor made from scraps at the end of the production era ? Failed set ? Just a fun razor designed to make us think for nothing ? The questions are numerous, answers are not.
More pics, click to enlarge : Le Coq eventuellement réglable ? — Postimage.org
Thank you for your attention, have a nice day !
Today, let's discover this "scarce and weird" (my favorite kind) double-edge safety razor, from Le Coq, France. I'd like to thank DrAwkward for pushing me to speak about it. I wanted to for quite some time, but never gotten around to it. Well here goes :
I have seen a few during the last years, one I found in the wild, and one which was given to me by the current owner of the Leresche factory. Remember they were the ones to manufacture for Le Coq !
It is very peculiar, I have zero document / information on this razor unfortunately, only speculations. Here is what I think / believe :
- it was a short run, because there aren't many out there
- surely late model, because of the straight guard bar, that I have seen on short-screw models, either in bakelite or metal.
Here are two of them (on the left) next to two different Le Coq "Palmer" Adjustables (on the right) :
Handles are similar, but can't accept the same tube :
Three weird details to notice :
- On one of them, both plates of the head are marked on one end, so that you know which side of the top cap to align with which side of the baseplate. But this feature is usually seen on an adjustable or slant, but this razor is none... See here :
- the center hole, at the neck, has an internal ledge, which you usually see on adjustables...
I've tried to put a spring in (from a real Le Coq adjustable), it fits ! But it pushes the center of the blade, rather than a "tray" which would equalize the tension. Well, just like the real adjustable, actually !
- on one of them, the end knob has markings on the tube, that looks like a spring, as if it used to have a spring close to the tube that marked it. But I checked, it's impossible to make room for a spring there !
So I'm really not sure what this is. Frankenrazor made from scraps at the end of the production era ? Failed set ? Just a fun razor designed to make us think for nothing ? The questions are numerous, answers are not.
More pics, click to enlarge : Le Coq eventuellement réglable ? — Postimage.org
Thank you for your attention, have a nice day !