The ten razor + one original key auction? It got a little rowdy at the end.
Psycho Razor Owners Club
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It refused to let me bid in the last 5 mins so I was disappointed
My plan was to put in a big bid in the last moments. Didn’t get to do that.
I'll join as an Honorary Member. I used to work as a CO in a prison, and handled many of these.
When they transitioned to disposable razors, the "Psycho Razors" were supposed to be recycled. I kept one (no key, but I made my own) but sold it about three years ago.
When they transitioned to disposable razors, the "Psycho Razors" were supposed to be recycled. I kept one (no key, but I made my own) but sold it about three years ago.
I debated bidding, but I don’t resell, so I decided against it.
Having 12 Psycho razors I think I can safely upgrade from honorary to full membership 
They are just so unique!
They are just so unique!
Gillette Psycho Tech
Astra SP (4)
Dapper Gentleman Tuxedo
Captain’s Choice Copper Bowl
Stirling Satsuma
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Forever
Astra SP (4)
Dapper Gentleman Tuxedo
Captain’s Choice Copper Bowl
Stirling Satsuma
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Forever
When your Gillette is too big to hide in your bunk:
Nice find. It seams harder to find non Gillette Psycho.
Aye. I was surprised to find this one. Here’s my current arsenal. Keys are original, original, aftermarket.
I had a member ask me about Grafco Psycho razors so I thought I would also share what I know here also.
They do not come up that often and usual sell for less that the Gillette version.
The Grafco razor was sold in a box with 1 razor and 1 key vs Gillette box 10 razors and 1 key.
I have never seen a key sold separately. The are also a different shape than the Gillette key.
I have seen 3 different shapes of keys for the Grafco, they function the same.
With all psycho razors the original key is the most valuable part, if you want a complete set.
I Think that the Grafco Psycho is a better built razors and I like the shave better than a Gillette.
The Grafco psycho is much more rare than the Gillette. Over the last 12 years I probably have seen 1 Grafco to every 60 or 70 Gillette that come up for sale.
They do not come up that often and usual sell for less that the Gillette version.
The Grafco razor was sold in a box with 1 razor and 1 key vs Gillette box 10 razors and 1 key.
I have never seen a key sold separately. The are also a different shape than the Gillette key.
I have seen 3 different shapes of keys for the Grafco, they function the same.
With all psycho razors the original key is the most valuable part, if you want a complete set.
I Think that the Grafco Psycho is a better built razors and I like the shave better than a Gillette.
The Grafco psycho is much more rare than the Gillette. Over the last 12 years I probably have seen 1 Grafco to every 60 or 70 Gillette that come up for sale.
A question for the Psycho owners out there.
I recently purchased a “Made in England” psycho with a date code of X2. Looking at reported years of production and the date code, this could’ve come from either 1952 or 1977.
Previous owner thought it was likely from 1977 based on cutouts on the baseplate. But looking at Mr. Razor, there is a model identical to mine that is from 1958.
(Credit to Mr. Razor for photo)
So my question is to the group. What year would you guess for my new razor?
Follow up question: Did the psycho always have the cutouts on the baseplate during its entire run, or were these added as all Techs moved to this style of baseplate as time went on?
I recently purchased a “Made in England” psycho with a date code of X2. Looking at reported years of production and the date code, this could’ve come from either 1952 or 1977.
Previous owner thought it was likely from 1977 based on cutouts on the baseplate. But looking at Mr. Razor, there is a model identical to mine that is from 1958.
(Credit to Mr. Razor for photo)
So my question is to the group. What year would you guess for my new razor?
Follow up question: Did the psycho always have the cutouts on the baseplate during its entire run, or were these added as all Techs moved to this style of baseplate as time went on?
I believe the slots were added as time went on. My NDC USA version does not have the cutouts:
Both of the Brasil ones in my arsenal have them:
No guesses on which date is correct. I don’t know when the cutouts started.
Both of the Brasil ones in my arsenal have them:
No guesses on which date is correct. I don’t know when the cutouts started.
Since I was the one who offered the keys made by "Cooncat Bob" Robert Smith of Bob's Razor Works, I wanted to give information and seek information. I bought a box of the Psycho razors and contacted Bob and he agreed to make the fancy keys for me for the 9 psycho razors (I kept the one with the original handle, still have it). I later bought a box of 10 more Psychos, this time they were made in England, so I had to send Bob one of the English razors since there was a tiny difference in them and the U.S.A. razors. I sold them here on B&B, on the Shave Den and Shave Nook. There were a few that Bob made for me and I can't remember exactly how they looked. If anyone has one that I sold you, please post a picture of it to jog my memory. If anyone can find one of the other links that had pictures of all of them, I'd love to see it. On Bob's website, he posted pictures of them before mailing them to me... if there's any way to access those pages, that would be great to see as well. Bob's keys were much more detailed than any that I've seen before or since (I wish I'd kept one, but since I was keeping the original, I figured that was enough
Thanks and have a great day!Cleave Pool
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It is sometimes called a Prison Razor if that makes you feel better. But I for one do not subscribe to cancel culture. So I will always refer to it as a Pyscho Tech.
I have always had a special place in my collection for the category of Psycho razors. I am not sure that year they got the name Psycho Razor but I do know that they in the book "The Complete Gillette Collector's Handbook by Phillip Krumholtz" that is what they are called. This book has a copyright of 1992. This thread was started to highlight the uniqueness of these razors and the history. Only a hand full of companies have produced these types of razors. If members want to discuss the cultural stigma of a name they should start a new thread to have that debate. I would appreciate that we keep the original intent of this thread going as a reference thread.
HI, guys, I wanted to put in my 2cents on this since I've sold quite a few of these razors as I mentioned on the previous page. I bought either two or three of the boxes of 10 (can't remember for sure) and had Cooncat Bob make the fancy keys. I understand both sides of the debate above. One of the boxes that I bought actually had printed on the label on the box that they were "Gillette Psycho Razors". I was surprised by this when I saw it, but we have to remember that they were from the 1950s or '60s and it was a different time and the culture was different. As someone who has worked with people with schizophrenia for 40 years, it would be very offensive to me for someone to refer to those people as "psycho", but the razors were referred to in that manner when they were made. Glad that we're able here to just "agree to disagree". Have a great day, fellow wetshavers.
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The Psych Razor is a well known colloquialism.
If that bothers someone, don't read this thread, if that advice bothers someone, don't read this forum.
We're not doing political correctness here.
Knock it off.
No further warnings.
If that bothers someone, don't read this thread, if that advice bothers someone, don't read this forum.
We're not doing political correctness here.
Knock it off.
No further warnings.
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