Vintage Bakelite Razors: The KWC & Neillite 400

[salatta]

I have gotten a chance to purchase these two razors. If you have shaved with these razors, then please let me know about your experience. If possible let me know how these razors compare to other bakelite razors such as the current PAA bakelite OC slants and Fasan Double slant razors.

 

[dmshaver]

Read a lot of posts through the years on bakelite razors. I hope others can share their thoughts here to start collecting thoughts into one thread.

 

[nemo]

The Neillite 400 is a pretty darn good razor from what I've been told. No idea about the new plastic razors sold by PAA and I'm not sure what a KWC is (Kingshead Weyersberg?)

I have a few vintage German bakelites but @mjclark collects them and started a good thread a while back.

Neillite Magic!

James Neill made the Eclipse Red Ring in Sheffield and he also made the legendary Neillite plastic razor which was licensed and manufactured in the US in co-operation with the Four Hundred Company NY (he visited the US to make a deal about his equally legendary hacksaw blades, and I guess this...

www.badgerandblade.com

 

[Rob72]

The Nellite is a very good shaver. I have 2 PAA slants, so that would be apples to oranges. It's been a loooong time since I used mine, but as I recall it was very typical of its time- efficient, more blade feel than a SuperSpeed, but generally easy & smooth.