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Maybe, the logo is a dead giveaway though.It could, of course, NOT be related to the Poland or the Polish language as grøm translates also to Norwegian and Danish ("Escape").
"English: occupational name for a servant or a shepherd, from Middle English grōm(e) ‘boy, servant’ (of uncertain origin), which in some places was specialized to mean ‘shepherd’."Neither my 7 O'Clock and my GRØM have the central support sprue:
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My 7 O'Clock does have a barely visible log on the top left of the top of the case (not on the GRØM):
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I still think GRØM was just a brand name and not related to any military outfit.
It could, of course, NOT be related to the Poland or the Polish language as grøm translates also to Norwegian and Danish ("Escape").
Awesome, it's on my bucket list!Daft thing is, I've actually been to that museum in Gydnia!
Given the 'New' ran through the 1930s, yeah ... plausable it was a commemorative thing for the building of these ships. I surely can't be the only person with one of these razors, but I cannot find anything else about it ... anywhere.
I'll start the bidding at ...
Regarding this weird Old/New/SC/Hybrid razor ... I'm struggling to find a picture, but I had one just like it which as far as I noticed was entirely blank (head and handle). Mine came in a Rotbart box (not a tin). At the time (circa 2014?) I thought it an ugly oddity and moved it along.
My version has "7 o'clock" at the top of the handle and "Made in England" at the bottomI've found pictures of the one that I had @TobyC:
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Short comb with raised base. There is some writing on the bottom the handle (second picture) but nothing at the top (first picture). Again, mine came in a Rotbart box (not tin).
That's really interesting. The sticker must have been on there for some time to "imprint" itself onto the lid.@Cloobster
You showed us this picture at the top of the thread:
... and I've managed to capture the shadow of the logo once that sticker in the top right of the top of the bakelite case has worn away or been removed:
Yours had corner tits and a notched baseplate, otherwise the same,... what are the handle words?I've found pictures of the one that I had @TobyC:
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Short comb with raised base. There is some writing on the bottom the handle (second picture) but nothing at the top (first picture). Again, mine came in a Rotbart box (not tin).
I'd be tempted to fire off an email to the naval museum in Gydnia with photos/dates and ask if they have any info.
[B]Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej w Gdyni[/B] said:Based on our research, „GRØM” was a Polish brand of razors owned by Gilette, introduced no later than in 1932. So it had no connection whatsoever to the „Grom” class destroyers. It’s simply a coincidence, same word (thunder) used in both cases.
Fantastic, so no later than 1932? There must be quite a few buzzing around in Poland if it was a Gaisman product with a 8 year+ production run.
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