ripped out a wall behind my bathroom and found . . .

[TickTock]

Remember those old medicine cabinets with a slot cut out in the back? Yup, I had to open up a wall behind my bathroom sink (the old galvanized pipes have had a long and useful life, but like all things are coming to an end), and found some old double-edged razor blades on top of a board. You'd think maybe there'd be a box or something to catch the blades but nope, just let them pile up.

Amazingly hardly rusted at all for sitting around for decades!

 

[TexOkie Shaver]

That’s how my dad disposed of his blades. There must be a thousand in the wall of that bathroom.

 

[Smooth and Sharp]

Nice I like that kind of discoveries. Barbasol blade and 2 Gillette.

 

[Toothpick]

I had one in an old house I lived in. I used it often.

 

[simon1]

That's what was in the house I grew up in. Dad would drop the used Gillette blades in the slot, and I did too when I got old enough to shave.

Last time I was in the area the old house was still standing...I wonder how many blades are still in the wall.

 

[ctr]

I had one in an old house I lived in. I used it often.

Same here. Worked well.

Too many people remodel the old houses from the 1950's and make them into something with less character. Shame about that.

 

[Billski]

That's what was in the house I grew up in.

 

[H4nk]

I had one here until I replaced the medicine cabinet.

 

[Jer78]

Such a great system.

 

[Mempho]

I've noticed that new cabinets with a blade disposal slot have a container behind them for the blades to fall into.

 

[dmshaver]

So which one are you going to shave with first?

 

[StillShaving]

So which one are you going to shave with first?

Haha, I was thinking the same thing. After a little palm stropping those should be good to go.

 

[RanTan the Cool]

When we were renovating our house in 1985, I removed an airing cupboard, and found these under the floorboards:

Three wrapped once, three wrapped twice, one bare blade, in excellent nick, (pun intended ), and the tuck.

The house was built in 1912, but I know they aren’t of that vintage; but the previous occupants probably moved in in late 50’s /early 60’s, so I think they’re probably from the 1960’s. Nice find regardless!

 

[TexOkie Shaver]

When we were renovating our house in 1985, I removed an airing cupboard, and found these under the floorboards:

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Three wrapped once, three wrapped twice, one bare blade, in excellent nick, (pun intended ), and the tuck.

The house was built in 1912, but I know they aren’t of that vintage; but the previous occupants probably moved in in late 50’s /early 60’s, so I think they’re probably from the 1960’s. Nice find regardless!

Must be the early 60’s when I was shaving with blue blades in the late 60’s they came in a combination metal and plastic blade dispenser with a storage slot in the back for old blades. I didn’t see cardboard tucks until I started shaving with a DE razor again at the beginning of 2020.

 

[RanTan the Cool]

Must be the early 60’s when I was shaving with blue blades in the late 60’s they came in a combination metal and plastic blade dispenser with a storage slot in the back for old blades. I didn’t see cardboard tucks until I started shaving with a DE razor again at the beginning of 2020.

Thanks Eric - I’ve often wondered, so that’s very helpful info. Since they first turned up, I’ve made sure they didn’t disappear down a crack in the floorboards again! Then when I started DE shaving, they had a new relevance!

 

[musicman1951]

You get yourself a nice water stone, spend a little quality time honing and you've got yourself some blades - ready to go. Easy peasy.

 

[Saxonbowman]

When we were renovating our house in 1985, I removed an airing cupboard, and found these under the floorboards:

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Three wrapped once, three wrapped twice, one bare blade, in excellent nick, (pun intended ), and the tuck.

The house was built in 1912, but I know they aren’t of that vintage; but the previous occupants probably moved in in late 50’s /early 60’s, so I think they’re probably from the 1960’s. Nice find regardless!

The blades should have a date code on the back.

 

[bigbrucefan]

This is just too cool.

 

[RanTan the Cool]

@Saxonbowman - thanks again for this - if I’m reading the chart correctly, the blade code, V4, suggests either 1950 or 1975. Good to know!

 

[Saxonbowman]

@Saxonbowman - thanks again for this - if I’m reading the chart correctly, the blade code, V4, suggests either 1950 or 1975. Good to know!

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I suspect they are from 1950. I have some 1949 blades that are in similar packaging. I tried some of them but they didn’t shave well.