Uncle George's Super Speed

[pal]

I was recently given my late Uncle George's Super Speed. I don't think I have seen this one before. Its date code is w4, I think it is a 1976 razor but the Wiki doesn't show a black tipped aluminum handled Super Speed. Does anyone know about this razor?

 

[pal]

I forgot to post the picture.

 

[Topgumby]

1940's black tip superspeed, 1951?

 

[gillette-razor]

This razor is a Super-Speed Black Tip from 1951 (W-4).
These razors were manufactured 1951 and 1952 only.
Rare and beautiful model of Gillette Super-Speed.

 

[Groundhog]

FWIW, they came in aluminum handles also. Is your uncle's one of those?

 

[pal]

FWIW, they came in aluminum handles also. Is your uncle's one of those?

Yes, this one has an aluminum handle and is in really good shape.

 

[pal]

This razor is a Super-Speed Black Tip from 1951 (W-4).
These razors were manufactured 1951 and 1952 only.
Rare and beautiful model of Gillette Super-Speed.

Thanks Leon, when Uncle George's wife gave me that razor I thought it was terribly cheap and couldn't possibly have any value. I wanted it though, because it was his and now it looks like it was something worth saving after all.

 

[New Orleans]

Thanks Leon, when Uncle George's wife gave me that razor I thought it was terribly cheap and couldn't possibly have any value. I wanted it though, because it was his and now it looks like it was something worth saving after all.

Thanks for sharing this story. Interesting and personal.