Not posting much recently, but I wanted to share pics of the Toggle I recently acquired. It came with the box, insert and original blades. Lovely cosmetic and functional condition. Can't wait to shave with it!
Very nice! I don’t know anything about that razor. Was it made by Gillette? What years were they made? Is that a special tool for opening the razor in the second photo?
Thank you.Toggle Family - Gillette Adjustable Razors
Toggle Family Serial Toggle Gold Serial Toggle Nickel Toggle (Standard) Chrome Toggle Gold Chrome Toggle Nickel Here are the Toggle razors! These are collector favorites. They are called Toggles because the mechanism to open the doors is a lever located on the bottom of the handle that toggles...gilletteadjustable.com
Made by Gillette in 1958 and 1960, the first production adjustable. Very expensive when new and not common now. There are no special tools to open, that is just what the toggle does to open the razor.
They are mechanically complicated and not quite suitable for mass production at a reasonable price, that is why Gillette developed the Fatboy to sell to the popular market, then improved that a few years later to create the Slim.