The "Not Gillette" Vintage DE Thread
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1946. I think an injector blade might work there.
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Thanks, I'll give it a try.
Here's a Swiss razor branded with the words "Precis" and "Dom". Heavy and solid feeling. Haven't used it yet.
Here's one more shot, that I seem to have missed:
A Belgian razor, an MBO, what stands for Manufacture Belge d'Outillage, a company from the city of Namur.
An all-metal Globusmann. I know most of them are bakelite or something like it.
An old one from my gallery but it doesn't look like I've posted it in this thread yet... a Guteclare
Another vote for the (1965) Schick DE - aka Krona circa 1968
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Here's a razor recently received from France. As you can see it has no branding. However, it resembles the Vib'Raz in all respects except it lacks the one defining feature of the Vib'Raz which is rollers on the cap! Makes me wonder if a razor can be categorized as being a particular brand or make if it lacks a main defining feature? If we consider this model as being within the Vib'Raz family, may I suggest we can call it a "No-Roller" Vib'Raz? I haven't tried it yet so cannot comment on the shave. Most reports are that it can be an excellent shaver but the approach to be taken is different from the usual in that some pressure is to be applied. Regarding the effect of rollers on this razor, it appears that some swear by them and others seem to think they don't really do much other than to "encourage" one to apply a little pressure, in order to turn the rollers, and thus obtain the benefit of the design. Most seem to mention the rollers are noisy, if nothing else. By the way, my understanding of the UNIS-France label, found on some Vib'Raz and Figaro razors, perhaps among others, is that this is not a brand mark but an indication of the item having been manufactured in France. Apparently this mark was used on a variety of widely different products. An internet search reveals that this mark was registered with the National Institute of Industrial Property on January 29, 1916 by the Union Nationale Inter-syndicale des Marques Collectives.
I was genuinely surprised by how good the shave was from a Krona. It’s the best I’ve had yet with a DE. Just a great design that feels very natural in the hand.
I bought a Star 3 piece in gold. It had some stains that I was able to remove and is now basically flawless. I haven’t tried it yet but a few people have said it is a decent shaver.
I enjoy browsing auction sites to see what kinds of things show up and every so often something odd and unique appears. There really was an entire world of DE shaving beyond Gillette. Fascinating stuff!
+1 on the Krona. What a great design. Probably the most overlooked vintage razor. Easily climbed to my top 3, and I could use it alone for the rest of my life and be happy with it
The "Unis-France" head (Figaro, Vib'Raz, Gerbault "Chromé", maybe Volcanic) is in my opinion one of the best vintage heads ever. And I've tried a few 
(P)ages ago, we talked about this razor, and thought the little hand-written label wrote "Lejer"... If you look from further, I think the "LEJ" letters are actually just a capital "GER", which are the first letters of Gerbault, which this razor is, as I mentioned earlier, even though the razor was unbranded.
I just added the following set to my collection, definitely proving this razor was sold under the Gerbault brand !
Cheers
First of all, I apologize for being late with my reply. I didn't log in in months. Thank you very much, for the info. Yes, now... I can clearly see the "Ger" on the label. I feel like an iliterate.(P)ages ago, we talked about this razor, and thought the little hand-written label wrote "Lejer"... If you look from further, I think the "LEJ" letters are actually just a capital "GER", which are the first letters of Gerbault, which this razor is, as I mentioned earlier, even though the razor was unbranded.
I just added the following set to my collection, definitely proving this razor was sold under the Gerbault brand !
Cheers
Gibbs #14
In an acceptable state. Good shaver. Too bad I have to modify the blades, n order to use it.
In an acceptable state. Good shaver. Too bad I have to modify the blades, n order to use it.
Merkur (made for Adams, for the US market)
Famex.
Not new on this thread, but I those I saw here have different handles.
Not new on this thread, but I those I saw here have different handles.
British made Personna. I guess it's around 1950's. I didn't fine any info, about it. Very good shaver. The aluminum handle was pristine. I managed to darken it, while disinfecting.
