I was recently gifted this Pacific safety razor and thought I'd give it a shot. At first glance the thing looks a home made razor with to different material safety bars, an oversized handle and a pivoting head. The pivoting head is what attracted me to try this razor. I went through my normal pre shave routine loaded up a Gillette Platinum and got ready to whack some whiskers. I had about 4 days growth, which for me was about 1/8 long. This razor along with the platinum blade had no problem producing a great shave in three passes. I tilted the head in almost every possible angle and took a few passes to see how the different angle affected the shave. To me, there wasn't much difference between a fixed razor and the pivoting head Pacific I tried out last night. The one thing I did notice was that, one side of the razor seemed to tug at the hairs where the other side was smooth. Upon further inspection I discovered that two safety bars which are composed of a round acrylic or plastic like rod had different diameters which gave one side a larger blade gap over the other. Over all its a neat little piece that I'm glad to have acquired.
Pacific pivoting head safety razor, a different shave
- Thread starter elmerwood
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I've never heard of Pacific razors. Is this a current production item, or is it vintage?
I've seen other pivoting head DE razors, but I never could understand what a pivoting head will give you that adjusting the angle of a regular DE could not.
That idea of two different safety bars is a cool idea, though. I wish more manufacturers would offer a 2-in-1 shaver like this.
I've seen other pivoting head DE razors, but I never could understand what a pivoting head will give you that adjusting the angle of a regular DE could not.
That idea of two different safety bars is a cool idea, though. I wish more manufacturers would offer a 2-in-1 shaver like this.
Holy cow, what an unique looking piece! Good luck with it.
Interesting piece. The head looks a bit like a Stahly.
Interesting design, Looks like it should have 'Craftsman' stamped on it.
1940's according to Waits. Also, the bottom of the handle should unscrew, revealing a storage compartment "for nail clippers or styptic pencil."
Wow that a pretty neat razor, pivoting head, and a compartment, Nice find. Congrats
Lot of interesting elements to this razor.
That was one I sold. The socket is plastic. I imagine it just wore out, but adding some extra material in there kept it in place.
That's a cool razor. Can't be too many of those around.
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