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Received two beautiful Swedish safety razors yesterday - Swings.
A little about Swedish Swing razors
There's not a whole lot of information available about these razors, but here are some data point that I was able to find;
- Made by the Swedish company "Aktiebolaget Svenska Rakklinga" that was active from 1921 (trademark was filed in 1923) up the 1950's and was located in Sandviken.
- Approximately 10 different sets/designs were made, including travel razor kits and cases in leather and bakelite,
- A number of patents were filed in the 20's and 30's to protect design ideas.
An example below:
That is, sadly, all I could find.
If anyone has any more data points I'd love to learn more.
These are heavy, solid razors presumably made out of Swedish stainless steel.
Video
Here's a short 40 sec video that shows off the razors I bought (and a Gillette Slim for size comparison).
Sorry, it is a really terrible video but you try juggling a phone in one hand and fondling new, shiny razors in the other
[video=dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hm728[/video]
Some still photos of the razors:
The head design seems to be the same on both razors:
and they take modern DE blades w/out modifications.
Razor #1
I read somewhere where this model was referred to as "1935, Closed Comb".
Since I have no other data to go by I'm going to stick with that for now.
I personally find it to be a very attractive razor.
Its handle design is very different though and places quite a bit of weight at the base of the handle.
Razor #2
The other razor has a more balanced handle - yet that same weight that I must say I really like.
The handle has a nice pattern on it that makes it easy to grip and hold.
That's it.
Can't wait to try them out but since I'm doing a "1 razor per week" project to ensure that I actually use every razor in my collection that might be a couple of weeks out
A little about Swedish Swing razors
There's not a whole lot of information available about these razors, but here are some data point that I was able to find;
- Made by the Swedish company "Aktiebolaget Svenska Rakklinga" that was active from 1921 (trademark was filed in 1923) up the 1950's and was located in Sandviken.
- Approximately 10 different sets/designs were made, including travel razor kits and cases in leather and bakelite,
- A number of patents were filed in the 20's and 30's to protect design ideas.
An example below:
That is, sadly, all I could find.
If anyone has any more data points I'd love to learn more.
These are heavy, solid razors presumably made out of Swedish stainless steel.
Video
Here's a short 40 sec video that shows off the razors I bought (and a Gillette Slim for size comparison).
Sorry, it is a really terrible video but you try juggling a phone in one hand and fondling new, shiny razors in the other
[video=dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hm728[/video]
Some still photos of the razors:
The head design seems to be the same on both razors:
and they take modern DE blades w/out modifications.
Razor #1
I read somewhere where this model was referred to as "1935, Closed Comb".
Since I have no other data to go by I'm going to stick with that for now.
I personally find it to be a very attractive razor.
Its handle design is very different though and places quite a bit of weight at the base of the handle.
Razor #2
The other razor has a more balanced handle - yet that same weight that I must say I really like.
The handle has a nice pattern on it that makes it easy to grip and hold.
That's it.
Can't wait to try them out but since I'm doing a "1 razor per week" project to ensure that I actually use every razor in my collection that might be a couple of weeks out