I had the good fortune to win a Super-Speed razor set complete with its display rack where all the razor sets are absolutely mint / NOS and the rack is in excellent condition too! It's incredible that something like this survived in such a good condition for 64 years and I'm very, very happy to add these Super-Speed sets and the rack to my collection. There are two other such Super-Speed sets with rack that I know of, the first one from Achim and the second one from a fellow B&B'er Jonnyfive. Both of those nice sets are dated 1950 and mine is from 1949, the first year Gillette transitioned Super-Speeds packaging from cardboard boxes to plastic travel cases. On to the pictures!
The complete set; five NOS 1949 super-speed razor sets in the rack:
Close-up the razor sets:
All five super-speed sets with their case opened. You can see that the blade dispensers are still in the original cellophane wrapping:
Empty rack:
Close-up of the empty rack, showing the left and right flap that's not fully visible in the head-on shot before:
Rear view of the rack:
Close-up of the instructions to set up the display card:
I think this rack would have originally had six Super-Speed razor sets as seen in Jonnyfive's set, but I'm not sure. Quirks in this set are that there is minor clouding on the clear plastic lid in a couple of sets, and in the instruction sheet in one set, there is a slight tear on the part that protrudes out of the case. But I'm not worried about these quirks as this is a very rare set!
It certainly cost me an arm and a leg to win this and get it shipped to Singapore, but it's been totally worth it. Last but not the least, thanks to my good friend and fellow B&B'er Alex who spent his time & efforts to receive this set on my behalf, inspect it, pack it well and then ship it again to my Singapore address (original seller refused to ship outside US). Thanks buddy!
The complete set; five NOS 1949 super-speed razor sets in the rack:
Close-up the razor sets:
All five super-speed sets with their case opened. You can see that the blade dispensers are still in the original cellophane wrapping:
Empty rack:
Close-up of the empty rack, showing the left and right flap that's not fully visible in the head-on shot before:
Rear view of the rack:
Close-up of the instructions to set up the display card:
I think this rack would have originally had six Super-Speed razor sets as seen in Jonnyfive's set, but I'm not sure. Quirks in this set are that there is minor clouding on the clear plastic lid in a couple of sets, and in the instruction sheet in one set, there is a slight tear on the part that protrudes out of the case. But I'm not worried about these quirks as this is a very rare set!
It certainly cost me an arm and a leg to win this and get it shipped to Singapore, but it's been totally worth it. Last but not the least, thanks to my good friend and fellow B&B'er Alex who spent his time & efforts to receive this set on my behalf, inspect it, pack it well and then ship it again to my Singapore address (original seller refused to ship outside US). Thanks buddy!
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I too won a rack of NOS Hydro-Magic blades. Pretty cool Kinge!
