Lovely! Really nice to have a story with a razor and nice that you'll be carrying on with it. It's from the very end of the 1940s and into the 1950s, often packaged in clamshell cases as a DeLuxe model or a lighter rectangular flip-open case.I Acquired this today....
A kind friend of mine found it amongst her Late Father's stuff.....
It had a bit of soap scum and lime scale residue but cleaned it up the best I could.
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And why not! If you can't treat yourself for your birthday when can you!My birthday coming up so treated myself to this lovely handle from Chisel and Hound. Got a 26mm G5A knot from APShaveCo ordered also. Should be a good match
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What's the identifying marks/features that bring you to that conclusion?Lovely! Really nice to have a story with a razor and nice that you'll be carrying on with it. It's from the very end of the 1940s and into the 1950s, often packaged in clamshell cases as a DeLuxe model or a lighter rectangular flip-open case.
Brooklyn New York, aluminum hexagonal handle,... is that a bathroom set razor? Is that an English only aluminum handle?Lovely! Really nice to have a story with a razor and nice that you'll be carrying on with it. It's from the very end of the 1940s and into the 1950s, often packaged in clamshell cases as a DeLuxe model or a lighter rectangular flip-open case.
I didn't have my specs on ... and saw only the hande.Brooklyn New York, aluminum hexagonal handle,... is that a bathroom set razor? Is that an English only aluminum handle?
Yep, and all brass.A minty new Gillette Tech no24. Looking at the condition of the box, and a date code of V2 on the blades inside, appears to be 1950s.
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7 O'clocks are great, I had some awful BICs, and I thought the BIG BENs were dull. I've used the regular Supermax and liked them, never tried those particular ones or those Gillettes. Good luck!Small sample pack. 2 sets of Supermax as I like their regular blades, so trying some out of their higher range that I think I'll probably stick to. No idea about the others, but Big Ben were cheap, so it may save money if I like them.
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