What blade is this?

[bosseb]

I came upon a blade holder in an antique shop outside Stockholm, Sweden and it contained these blades.

I have tried looking at Achim's site to identify them but to no avail.

They are obviously (carbon steel?) English Gillettes with four glue spots but do you know how old they are? The spelling of Platinum ('Platina') does sound Swedish and they were found in Sweden. Might these be made for the Swedish market?

The blade holder I found them in was a low tech, non marked and probably not Gillette chrome holder of unknown origin and age.

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[haiti222]

British-made Gillette Platinum with alternative language packaging, late 60's-mid 70's based on the trade dress, narrowed down to 1971 due to the R on the blade itself. A great, slightly aggressive blade from the golden age of the DE.

 

[bosseb]

Thanks!

Even after all these years this site still amazes me constantly with the wealth of knowledge here!

 

[deruitem]

Nice find!