The thing with the sun-rays is... they look gorgeous, but they don't shave any better. I still love mine.Thanks guys, it’s most useful! Will keep my eye out for the Sunray too - maybe I’ll get lucky haha
as for the blades for those - I’m assuming persona gem blades are easily accessible ( Connaught shaving on uk side), but are there any others worth looking out for ? (That is if there are any other ones produced )
Buy from Connaught.Thanks guys, it’s most useful! Will keep my eye out for the Sunray too - maybe I’ll get lucky haha
as for the blades for those - I’m assuming persona gem blades are easily accessible ( Connaught shaving on uk side), but are there any others worth looking out for ? (That is if there are any other ones produced )
This is a very good point!I will just mention one thing. The early 1912s were designed for a blade which is no longer available so the older versions will be a little more agressive/efficient than it was designed for. A Bathroom set....circa 1950 and everything else following were designed for the current blades which are readily available
Don't bother with Feather blades. The FHS are shite and the FAS are dull rusting shite.You can drop the Feather FHS single edge blades into a 1912. Make sure it's got FHS as the code, not FAS ... right @riverrun
There are many ways to shim a blade for earlier models.This is a very good point!
While searching, you might see some examples with round handles rather than the usual hex shape. These are the 'Bathroom Set' or 'Peerless' models from the 1950s. Often, they'll be in plastic cases - coloured base, clear lid.
You can do the 'FergieBilly shim' though: https://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/community/threads/the-fergiebilly-shim.32513/
GEM, Ever~Ready, Star, Treet, and Radio, 1912,... any will do. (the baseplate looks different on the treet but the shave is the same) You can buy 10 or twenty 1912's and no two will look the same, they were made for many years, in different factories, and in different countries, but all shave very nicely. As cheap as they are you should get several, some have aluminum handles, some are plastic, a few are some sort of alloy with a dark coating, but most are brass. And no one has mentioned the late GEM junior, it's also a 1912 and they are frequently in very nice condition and inexpensive. Plenty to choose from, great razors, and they won't break the bank.Hey!
So the newbie box gave me a flavour of how much of an amazing shaver those old gems of a razor are. (Also the newbie box literally gave me a small shopping list due to interesting things it has).
I’m in market to get one for myself. Now comes the question - seen quite a few different variations kicking around , and was just wondering - is there any that seem to be more interesting / better shavers in people’s opinion ? (Obviously YMMV as usual) .
Quite interested in hearing your opinion and potentially helping me decide on which one to get (so far was leisurely looking out for what’s available on fleabay , gumtree etc etc) they seem to be quite cheap and cheerful razors from what I’ve seen so far
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