What is your favorite vintage non adjustable razor.

[Tanuki]

DE OC: Gillette New SC common bar handle
DE SB: Gillette Tech fat handle
DE slant: Merkur 36
DE TTO: none

SE comb: Ever-Ready 1924 'Shovelhead'
SE SB: Gem G-bar, aka 'heavy flat-top'
SE TTOs:
SE OC: Gem Micromatic open comb
SE SB: Gem Micromatic Clog-pruf 'Peerless'

 

[Cal]

The concept of "favorite" which is synonymous with "one" is virtually unknown at B&B.

 

[Moondancer]

Tough question. I can only narrow it to three.
1940s Gillette pre-war triangle slot ball handled Tech. This is (for me) a very efficient yet mild razor.
1953 Super Speed (birth year for me)
"Alleged" Hoffritz Slant travel razor (alleged because there's no logo on the cap. It looks exactly like the Hoffritz logoed ones and is an extremely efficient razor.

 

[Captainjonny]

Ranked in order of preference:
1) Gillette Tech with Bakelite Handle (1951)
2) Gillette Aristocrat (Gold Plated) (1949)
3) Gillette 1953 Superspeed

 

[Timor1322]

Gillette Rocket Parat

 

[luvmysuper]

Super Speed or President.

 

[Swingboy8]

Many Tech lovers around here and so am i :

1- Gillette british ball end Tech #24 (1956, full brass version) (without any hesitation)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2- Henckels 34s HD (although it has a blade alignment problem & it is more agressive than the modern HD)

3- Gillette british aristocrat junior #48

 

[gitira6]

'57 Red Tip

 

[tankerjohn]

Me too - Red Tip. Phenomenal razor!

 

[RookieGuy]

I like my SuperSpeed razors, I've got a couple of them. Or my Red Tip. I use one of those three almost exclusively.

But I just got a Tech in the mail, which I've been hearing good things about. No date code that I can see, but the Bakelite handle feels very good and nimble. And with it came an Everready travel razor. So those SuperSpeeds may be dethroned in the future.

 

[Badger in the Sun]

View attachment 1356203My favorite vintage … Gillette RFB 88 .. It was love at first shave … smooth as silk!!

Yup. It's the only razor I've used for years.

 

[luv2shave]

In this order

1) vintage Wostenholm straight razor
2) Every ready Shovel head
3) Gillette old type

 

[Mark Brandon Read]

55 A1 Superspeed is the only vintage razor I’ve kept hold of.

 

[steveclarkus]

 

[Kennyg2019]

 

[sandorfi]

Thanks for all the answers (so far).... Of all the responses a pre-war Gillette Tech or a Gillette RFB / new seems like something I would buy next. Even had to look up what RFB was ..

 

[Ravenonrock]

Gillette Super Speed flare tip, Ball End Tech, British Aristocrat Jr.

 

[Rocklock]

1. Gillette Tech, any of them.
2. Schick J1

 

[slimshavy]

Same here. Old dependable!

This is a good one for me too. There are couple spots on my face it could get a little closer, but it's smooth and it's fast. I had this realization one day and then it hit me, oh, being called a "super speed" might have been more than marketing.

 

[sakaltras]

For me it is the one and only

Single Ring Thin Cap

Very important, the base plate and cap may not have any damage. As long as this is the case a Single Ring Thin Cap gives me a wonderful close but mild shave. Couldn't find something comparable yet.