Old DE indentification.

It's not the same, but the first one is of a very similar design to the Velvet ... a leg shaver: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Velvet-Razor-Blades-In-Original-Box/392950581776

Likewise, the Laurel (again not the same, but of the same ilk): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Bakelite-Cased-Laurel-Safety-Razor-Blades/303691372770 ... another leg shaver.

The third one, again, not the same as a Wardonia would have the company on the ball of the handle, but it's of the same ilk: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...A-RAZOR-in-BOX-with-Blade-Holder/373226756814 - there were absolutely tonnes of this style around from all manner of manufacturers. I'm hazy on the date, but I'm pretty sure the Gillette 1904 patent expired (certainly in Britain) and so a tsunami of clones hit the market. That date (if someone can figure it out) would give us an earliest date.

Duh! Of course, it's GI & Co: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-G-I-Co-Open-Comb-Razor-Made-in-England/184463964967 ... which Waits just carries the simply entry: "Copy of the Gillette Brownie".

... all in all, I'd agree that this is a collection from the 1950s.
 
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