Did blades last longer in the 1960s?


Yep, shaving was like trimmin' yer toenails, just a thing you had to do.
 

Try using a shallower blade angle, a bit more cap on your face, blades will last longer and you will probably get much nicer shaves.
 
Did blades last longer in the 1960s?
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Not that I can recall unless hidden in the back of my mind is the fact I was shaving between new born and 10

Edit - Guess that did look a rather large statement
 
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You shouldn't get this much variation with blades. One from an R41, with the same blade that will give you three in something else? How does that work?
 
At least here in Spain all my old family said that national double edge blades in the 60-70's were simply... They were usually poorly sharpened in general, so they even surprised that I actually use double edge blades for shaving because of their bad past experiences with them...

The only exception was the unfortunately disappeared Spanish Filomatic brand, bought (and closed) by Gillette, but they were very expensive and only was affordable to medium- rich people in general.

Regards

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I think this is exactly right.
 
TomG said:
Absolutely agree. I would add that, in addition to the longevity of the golden era blades, I find that they are remarkably consistent in performance shave after shave.
@Digimonkey @Barry Giddens - I would include the Aussie Spoiler in this bracket.
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Absolutely! A superb blade right from the off. The use of vintage blades has added a whole new dimension to my shaving. And of course, another hole to fall down.
 
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