What's this British Gillette?

[c0ry]

I won this on eBay for $10. It looked like a 40's superspeed to me, but the description says it has "Brit. pat. 634023" in the TTO doors. Is this a Rocket?

 

[fidjit]

I won this on eBay for $10. It looked like a 40's superspeed to me, but the description says it has "Brit. pat. 634023" in the TTO doors. Is this a Rocket?

Rocket or a Parat. If the TTO knob is slightly bigger than the handle ( bit hard to tell from the photo ) it's a Rocket, if the same size a Parat.

Nice pickup

 

[c0ry]

Thanks for the tip! It does look like a Parat, now that I'm looking into it.

 

[hypo_style]

Sounds like a great deal! Congrats!

 

[onotoman]

I'd say that its actually an English Aristocrat Junior (rocket style) - English versions (unlike the USA ones which were identical to the Superspeed) had a solid turning knob.

This is one on Achim's site:
http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/On...uard bar/1950s Aristocrat Jr.Rocket style.jpg

I suspect that yours has a solid turning knob (although I can't see it)

Hope this helps

Dave

 

[merwtje]

I'd say that its actually an English Aristocrat Junior (rocket style) - English versions (unlike the USA ones which were identical to the Superspeed) had a solid turning knob.

This is one on Achim's site:
http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/One-Piece solid guard bar/1950s Aristocrat Jr.Rocket style.jpg

I suspect that yours has a solid turning knob (although I can't see it)

Hope this helps

Dave

I do think you are wrong on this one, Dave.
Width of the knob is clearly the same as the handle, so it's a (British?) Parat.

 

[superbleu]

the flat bottom of the razor head makes me think this is an aristo Jr.

 

[onotoman]

Looking at it again, I'm inclined to agree - knob is indeed the same diameter as the handle so - Parat..

I do think you are wrong on this one, Dave.
Width of the knob is clearly the same as the handle, so it's a (British?) Parat.

 

[c0ry]

My Parat came. I'm inclined to believe it's a German Parat, since it doesn't say Made in England under the head. The inside does say BRIT PAT 694093. This is not the patent for other Parats I've seen, though. Any thoughts? Here's a picture I took after cleaning it up.

 

[Stubblefield]

Parat. Great shavers.

 

[rm71]

$10 for that is a steal It seems I'm the only bloke who can't score a great deal on the bay