Ever-Ready Query

Urban Hermit

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Were any non-autostrop razors made by these folk? I got a group of three, cheap razors from ebay.co.uk, which includes an un-branded DE razor (with no numers/ID marks that I can find) in an Ever-Ready bakelite case. I've never seen any DER Ever-Readies, as far as I can remember, but I've also never done much looking before this.

Anybody able to illuminiate this (or possibly even point me to good reference site/sources on older, non-Gillette razors), please feel free to post.
 
Ever Ready did make non-auto strop razors .. such as the Patent 1912 /14 / 24.
I have a good number of these myself and love em. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://img50.yfrog.com/img50/2081/1o2z.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://img50.yfrog.com/img50/2081/1o2z.jpg</a><!-- m --> (Thats just a few of em ... What problem?)

The Ever-ready Brand Razors were the same as the GEM versions as both merged to form the American Saftey Razor Company.
ASR also made PAL razors - which included a couple of DE's - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.amon.myby.co.uk/images/Pal.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.amon.myby.co.uk/images/Pal.jpg</a><!-- m --> - like this Pal travel razor of mine.

So yes, they did make DE's after a fashion , just not under the Ever-ready Brand name.

(Info accurate as far as my razor knowledge goes - but expect inaccuracies)
 
Some nice looking razors Attero. I have a british made Ever Ready SE that has the decorative hexagonal handle & a 1907 lather catcher with the short wooden handle. They are both superb shavers.
 
Noice! keep hoping to find a Kampfe bros or a Lather catcher on my trauls.

They are a bit different the SE ever-ready / Gems in terms of technique, but the stiffer blade makes for a pretty close shave.
 
I've recently become an Ever Ready fan, and wondered if there's a history / guide to the razors anywhere on t'internet?

Or is there any way to date them? I'm curious to know how old the ones I have are as they're in great nick.
 
I think Guido at B&B knows a lot about them.

I have a SE to PIF if anyone wants it.

(Sheesh, you have to have bad RAD to understand those two line above!)
 
SE - Single Edge - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://connaughtshaving.com/gemss.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://connaughtshaving.com/gemss.html</a><!-- m --> - Not so common these days outside Razor scrapers / Modeling.

Essentially a slightly thicker blade with only one edge and a reinforced spine. SE razors generally require a different shaving technique, and arguably give a shave that feels closer to a straight than a traditional DE. (Depends on who you argue with..)

I've recently become an Ever Ready fan, and wondered if there's a history / guide to the razors anywhere on t'internet?

Or is there any way to date them? I'm curious to know how old the ones I have are as they're in great nick.
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Ive not found one online - just the usual bits and bobs sourced here and there.
Being an aspiring razor geek im currently reading 'Before Gillette' by Robert Waits (Covers from Perrets safety guard to Gillettes first Patent) and the history of Ever-Ready / Gem and ASR is a twisted web that it seems no one actually knows the full story.

Most of the razors tho have the Patent date marked on the heads - discounting different handles there's 3 designs Ive found so far.
Ive done a side and back of them bellow

From left to right the Patent 1912 , the Patent 1914 , and unmarked - but i believe to be a Patent 1918
(Apologies for poor photo , Ive not got a light box or decent close up rig)

everready.jpg
 
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