I personally don't find the vintage short OC razors any more aggressive than a DE89 but YMMVI get reasonable shaves from my EJ 89 but i'm after a more aggressive shave for my coarse stubble so this may just be the ticket f not i'll have to keep buying
Only one way to find outI personally don't find the vintage short OC razors any more aggressive than a DE89 but YMMV
I'm not too sure as far as I was aware closed combs were Introduced to be a safer shave to flatten the skin more but an open comb is more nicer to look atYou'll enjoy it. I find them mild but efficient.
I read somewhere that the closed combs was a cost cutting exercise, it sped up production, then the marketing department put some spin on it
It was definitely to make mass production easier, which base plate is easier to make, OC or CC?
I also like vintage SE razors and have read many posts saying how aggressive the MMOC is, yet it's no more aggressive than the CC 1924.
Edit: If the CC is stretching the skin your putting too much pressure on
I thought a tech was closed comb?
Gillette put the writing on the wall. All DE razors stem from Gillette and they started producing closed combs because they where easier to produce.Safety bar razors shave smoother and Gillette saw the writing on the wall.
Gillette put the writing on the wall. All DE razors stem from Gillette and they started producing closed combs because they where easier to produce.
Open Comb Razors Had a High Damage Rate in the Production Lines..The Teeth were Easily Damaged for Obvious Reasons..The Costs of Closed Combs was Much Cheaper..That's it in a Nut Shell..Capital Gain was the Driver for Cheaper Production & Quality Control..
Billy
As I Said..The Mass Manufacturing Production Lines were Producing a LOT of Defective Razors Due to Damaged Teeth..Profits Made from a Customer Dropping One is Elementary..Also..Stamping Out Thinner Steel Technologies were Improving at this Stage & Closed Combs were far Cheaper to Produce for that Reason as Well..If profit was the only motive wouldn't they have wanted customers to use "fragile" OC razors since any dropped one relegated it useless, hence the person had to buy another a la planned obsolescence?
As I Said..T he Mass Manufacturing Production Lines were Producing a LOT of Defective Razors Due to Damaged Teeth..Profits Made from a Customer Dropping One is Elementary..Also..Stamping Out Thinner Steel Technologies were Improving at this Stage & Closed Combs were far Cheaper to Produce for that Reason as Well..
Billy
The Blue Blade kept Gillette the leader in the field, but profits remained disappointing throughout the Great Depression, as men increasingly turned to bargain blades. Lambert resigned in 1934 without meeting his goal of improving earnings and without receiving compensation from the company. He was replaced by a former Auto Strop executive, Samuel C. Stampleman, who had no more success. With profits at their lowest since 1915, the board of directors appointed Joseph P. Spang Jr. president in December 1938 in an effort to invigorate the company...
Kirby may have found a way reducing production costs but it was still only a variation on the Gillette DE...
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