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A good question to which I can not give an answer but good non the lessHaving purchased a Wilkinson Sword Classic from Boots a couple of days ago, I was wondering if anyone here knows the rough dates of production for the various models that have been sold under that name.
From Googling, the first Classic seems to be the "Flip top" of 1977. A model with a screwed on metal head and a plastic handle replaced this, but I've no idea when that happened. Then this was replaced by an all plastic model with a silver handle, which finally gave way to the all black plastic Classic of today. Are these all of the Classic models? When did each begin and cease production?
I've got no practical need for this information - just really curious about the razor that I've bought. It seems miraculous given Wilkinson Sword's frequent changes of ownership, the tie up with Schick and the move to Germany that it's still producing a razor which apparently draws a direct lineage back to the Sticky from the late '60s.
It's a nice, mild razor too - perfect for someone like me who is switching away from cartridges after 20+ years.
My local chemist has them along with an Erasmic boar brush and some Erasmic shaving cream but that's it as far as shaving gear goes!It does seem to be a neglected thing, the Classic. Given that the Sticky, which was replaced by the original flip top Classic in 1977, is so highly regarded, it seems strange that someone somewhere hasn't taken a bit more notice. I suppose it's probably due to it being designed as a budget model for cheapskate holdouts against the '70s/'80s cartridge revolution and sticking around in British shops for so long, unchanged and unadvertised.
It does seem to be fading away from shops at the moment. I had to get my local Boots to order one as they no longer stocked them in the store.
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