Top Ten Gillette Vintage Razors

[NoScrubs]

I am starting to collect and use Vintage Gillette Razors that shave well. What are your top 10 Vintage Gillette razors that provide a great shave? List any number of favorites from 1-10.

Thank you

 

[jmudrick]

Double Ring
Single Ring
New Improved
New Deluxe
New Short Comb
Post-War Tech
Pre-War Tech

That's only seven but I'm not really a fan of Gillette's TTO range.

 

[Haggises]

In rough order of my preference for what I have

New Standard
Single Ring
W3 TTO Aristocrat
Fatboy
Slim
40s Superspeed
NEW
Milord TTO
Pocket Old Type
Blue tip SuperSpeed
Super Adjustable
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Tech

 

[dmshaver]

I'm getting my popcorn popped for this thread! But let me add my list first:

RFB 2 piece
'34 Aristocrat
Goodwill #160
RFB 3 piece
New Deluxe
'36 Aristocrat
1918 military
New SC

I'm not an expert, these are just my humble rankings. What might totally change my rankings is if I had some British Aristocrats to try. I understand those razors are stellar shavers.

Now excuse me while I make some popcorn!

 

[Graydog]

I'm getting my popcorn popped for this thread! But let me add my list first:

RFB 2 piece
'34 Aristocrat
Goodwill #160
RFB 3 piece
New Deluxe
'36 Aristocrat
1918 military
New SC

I'm not an expert, these are just my humble rankings. What might totally change my rankings is if I had some British Aristocrats to try. I understand those razors are stellar shavers.

Now excuse me while I make some popcorn!

I agree with @dmshaver s list and would like to add a few
D- Toggle
D-3 Fatboy
1914 Bulldog
NEW LC
Gillette Popular

 

[Olegausany]

British Aristocrat Jr
Prewar Tech
Slim
Superadjustable

 

[MTG Jr]

Super Adjustable aka Black Beauty
New Short Comb
Aristocrat 48-50
Slim Adjustable

That’s all I have and all I plan to have on the vintage side of the house.

 

[It's Hedley]

I will add to the above...

British Aristocrats #15 OC and #15 SB
Hybrid Tech

 

[REV579]

I would suggest adding the 1909 Pocket Edition-It was a shift in the way razors were marketed.

I doubt you'll settle on 10 or less...

 

[Pepin]

For me, my top ten DE razors are:

1	Gillette	Old style: Single ring
2	Gillette	ABC set
3	Gillette	New-Style S.C.
4	Gillette	New-Style L.C.
5	Gillette	British Aristocrat Jr.
6	Gillette	Superspeed (1940's style)
7	British Gillette	Flare-Tip Rocket
8	Gillette	Aristocrat SB
9	Gillette	Sheraton OC
10	Gillette	Tech (early war triangular slots)

 

[Dalejr]

1. Toggle
2.Sheraton
3.Popular
4.Aristocrat #21 SB
5.Slim Aristocrat
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

 

[Iron Paw]

FatBoy
NEW SC
NEW LC
Black Beauty
Tech

 

[MntnMan62]

This is tough. But I'll give it a shot.

8. Tech
7. Slim Adjustable
6. New Improved
5. NEW long comb
4. NEW short comb
3. Single Ring
2. Old Type
1. New Deluxe

Those are all the ones I've tried and actually own. Don't hold me to the exact order though. The first three are set but the rest could change any number of ways.

 

[Sgtfda]

My usual line up

 

[MntnMan62]

My usual line upView attachment 1026595

Nice line up there.

 

[loot]

1. F4 Chrome Toggle
2. D1 Gold Toggle
3. D1 Red Dot Fatboy
4. D3 Fatboy
5. Slim
6. SA109

 

[Uncas]

Old Type, I only have four, six more to go.

 

[santamariasteve]

New Improved
Good Will #160
NEW SC
NEW LC
1936 Aristocrat
Sheraton
1947 Aristocrat
Fat Boy
Slim
Super Adjustable

Honorable Mention: Red Tip

 

[never-stop-learning]

My usual line upView attachment 1026595

Very nice!

 

[REV579]

I can't speak to these:

• Toggle
• Red-dot
• Bottom dial Fat Boy
• British A'crats
• '34 A'crat
• Popular
• Hybrid Tech

But I would suggest

1. Double Ring
2. 102(Single Ring, Big Fellow, Bulldog, Combination Set)
3. ABC Pocket Edition(500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505)
4. New Improved 106 or 126(Tuckaway, New Standard, Traveler)
5. Goodwill 162 or 164
6. NEW DeLuxe, Short Comb or Long Comb(Tuckaway, 3-piece, Combination Set, Big Boy, Big Boy Hybrid, Fixed Guard)
7. Pre-War Tech
8. Sheraton or Senator
9. Aristocrat, Diplomat, President
10. Adjustable(Toggle, Fatboy, Slim, Black Beauty)

Missing from the list are A Vast Collection of TTO's including British Gillettes, Post-war Techs, and a variety of handles.

You might want a Top 20 List.