Glad to see this thread back. You beat me too it KC. Nice razor.
The "Not Gillette" Vintage DE Thread
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Thought I'd add to this epic thread. My Apollo slant razor with a magnetic blade holder at bottom of razor.
Very nice rxonmymind!
Thought I'd add to this epic thread. My Apollo slant razor with a magnetic blade holder at bottom of razor.
Wow. Thanks for posting this. I now have one more to add to my RAD list. How does it shave?
Thanks Kinge!
I know right? As for the save I'll let you know in couple of days. Today is my Friday, then I usually take one day a week off and shave again Saturday morning or night. I will get back to you & post results.
This assessment appears to miss the mark.
As a mass market American company, Gillette's real competition came from companies like Ever Ready and Gem Junior, producing razors at a very low comparative price. It was the expiration of Gillette's 1904 patents for complementary razors and blades which expired in 1921 that gave rise to the New and Improved set of Gillette razors. Their existing line of razors was dropped significantly in price, and the new ones retained the old, higher price.
Big business bashing is surely fun sport on Internet forums. Actually running a big business in the 1920s, inventing the strategies graduate students study today and creating a brand with 100 years of life ahead of it, was probably not done by fools laying down on the job
I thought the Moshulu's older post as referenced was very informative and provided an excellent history, but I have to agree with Ron Scott's post above. I own both a LeCoq and a Leresche and while they are fine razors, I don't consider them to be much more than warmed over versions of a Gillette Old Type.
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I saw a Segal Uni-Matic in person for the first time ever today. The way that thing opens in one smooth motion is just plain awesome.
In a word. Awesome. Put in a Gillette black 7 and went to town. Slice city and smooth as oil. I like the slants one feature in particular and that's on the "skinny" side the one with the least opening (that would be on the left side of the razor head) allows me to trim xtg on my upper lip very closely. Nice feature.
Thought i'd add my recently acquired apollo mikron thats a little different from the others we see, it has what i think is an aluminium adjuster knob and a solid guard bar i did quite a bit of googling trying to find any info on it but all i could find is a picture of it on a shipper box that shanman has....
Thought i'd add my recently acquired apollo mikron thats a little different from the others we see, it has what i think is an aluminium adjuster knob and a solid guard bar i did quite a bit of googling trying to find any info on it but all i could find is a picture of it on a shipper box that shanman has....
Very cool catch! Most have an white adjuster dial that has to be turned with a key. Is this adjustable by itself without the need for a key?
yeah this mikron has a small screw at the bottom of the dial but thats for setting it to zero with the blade in then once tightened and set you can adjust up and down just like the progress....
These Apollo's are nearly impossible to nail down the time line. I too wonder when this was made. I wonder which came first the metal knob adjusters or bakelite? In any case a very hearty congrats.
Here's the scan I made of the tissue paper my Roller Guard was wrapped in.
It's thin as tissue for real.
While it's only the bottom guard plate, it seems to imply that they sold an entire - complete razor with handle. ??
Made to work with an Old Type Gillette, but still not a Gillette. Definitely vintage!!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rp6ni6zz8muzo6g/Roller Guard.jpg
It's thin as tissue for real.
While it's only the bottom guard plate, it seems to imply that they sold an entire - complete razor with handle. ??
Made to work with an Old Type Gillette, but still not a Gillette. Definitely vintage!!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rp6ni6zz8muzo6g/Roller Guard.jpg
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I have an Apollo Mikron like that also. I've only seen two of them, although I'm sure there are others around. It seems to be identical as far as I can tell to the Walbusch Flexi posted about here
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...t-razor?p=3359637&highlight=flexi#post3359637
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...t-razor?p=3359637&highlight=flexi#post3359637
I haven't seen a Cooper yet on this thread, so here is mine. It uses proprietary blades. If you want to shave with it, you have 3 choices: buy NOS Cooper blades, alter a modern blade, or take a Dremel to the head. I have not tried any of these options, so I don't know how it shaves (although I heard it shaves well).
Oh I can add to this thread 
I don't have a clue in the world what it is but I can say with unabridged certainty that it "sure ain't no Gillette"
I don't have a clue in the world what it is but I can say with unabridged certainty that it "sure ain't no Gillette"
Oh I can add to this thread
I don't have a clue in the world what it is but I can say with unabridged certainty that it "sure ain't no Gillette"
What a piece of work that is! This thing just screams "Design" "Art Deco". What a piece of work!
Haiku^^^
I agree. Very nice Turtle! Two thumbs up.
I agree. Very nice Turtle! Two thumbs up.
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If spacely sprockets ever made a razor Mick, that would be it.... wonder what it is
