What is this?

[Blue-EyedSon]

I've been watching this one out of curiosity and was amazed to see it go for $610. What exactly is it? Is this actually a multi-blade razor, perhaps a forerunner to the Trac 2, Mach 3, etc? Or did the seller just accidentally put too many blades in?

And did somebody here get it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_3197wt_1167&autorefresh=true

 

[luvmysuper]

I've been watching this one out of curiosity and was amazed to see it go for $610. What exactly is it? Is this actually a multi-blade razor, perhaps a forerunner to the Trac 2, Mach 3, etc? Or did the seller just accidentally put too many blades in?

And did somebody here get it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_3197wt_1167&autorefresh=true

I've seen drawings and ads for these, but never saw a real one. Wow.

Shaving history. Wish I had the spare dough for a fantastic collectors item like that! They have sold for a whole lot more than that before.
A link to a discussion about these

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18784

 

[dpmtherrien]

That is some razor, but I don't think I'd want to try it out.

I think that makes a unique collector's item.

 

[tomviolence]

wow - besides probably weighing a ton, it does not really have a guard of any sort, except at the edges. It appears to be "single edge" as well, more like "single edges". Very cool end cap tho.

 

[mark_mw]

Quote "That is some razor, but I don't think I'd want to try it out."

Yeah, especially after looking at the guy's face on the handle bottom

 

[Stubblefield]

Quote "That is some razor, but I don't think I'd want to try it out."

Yea, especially after looking at the guy's face on the handle bottom

I believe that is Medusa.

 

[Haiku]

Well you beat me to it. I was going to post about this razor. I would have loved to own it, but way too rich for me.

Fabulous item, just fabulous. And this one is a rather plain version of these razors. Others are much much more ornate. Look at the box on this one:

http://razorland55.free.fr/razor_great01.htm

I don't imagine it's Medusa. I would think a sun god if anything

 

[mark_mw]

Quote "I don't imagine it's Medusa. I would think a sun god if anything"

To symbolize terminal razor burn?

 

[Haiku]

Quote "I don't imagine it's Medusa. I would think a sun god if anything"

To symbolize terminal razor burn?

Boy do I wish I had thought of that!

 

[Sledgehammer39]

Sweet looking razor.

 

[RichGem]

I think someone around these parts has one of them and IIRC, they are Italian made. And, I'm gonna vote for Medusa for the bottom of the handle.

 

[Silk]

That does indeed look like the Medusa (check out the serpent heads in this photo: http://razorland55.free.fr/Yabe01/multiplex_8.jpg ). Artists were fixated with mythological themes during the Art Deco time period (since Medusa was beheaded, I'd say it is a pretty ominous theme for a razor, though).

 

[TimMechEngr]

I believe that is Medusa.

I definitely see snakes representing hair which would indeed make it seem like a representation of Medusa.

 

[RichGem]

FWIW, the multi-blades are not interchangeable and must be assembled in a particular order to work properly.

 

[D.Irving79]

a multiplex. on ebay. WOW.

 

[BroJohn]

Brian --

A gold version of the MultiPlex/Medusa sold for about $1800 about three years ago on the bay. I watched that auction with some interest. Apparently there are some serious European collectors of these. The one I saw used five blades, non-interchangeable, each uniquely marked, and they had to be assembled in a specific order.

-- John Gehman

 

[Follicle Genocide]

That does indeed look like the Medusa (check out the serpent heads in this photo: http://razorland55.free.fr/Yabe01/multiplex_8.jpg ). Artists were fixated with mythological themes during the Art Deco time period (since Medusa was beheaded, I'd say it is a pretty ominous theme for a razor, though).

Not to mention the Greek Key going down the handle. Really cool!

 

[faster_than_u]

Maybe this is were P&G is getting razor ideas from?

Introducing the new Gillette Medusa edition

 

[Blue-EyedSon]

It really is pretty incredible what some razors will sell for. Based on the linked photos to other similar sets, it appears that the multi-blade system was how the razor was intended to be used. Is this correct? If so, then wouldn't this be the first multi-blade razor, predating the Trac II by some 50 years?

 

[SRock]

FWIW, the multi-blades are not interchangeable and must be assembled in a particular order to work properly.

Yup, but I'd still like to give it a go though!