I picked up these two Gillettes at a local auction yesterday, here in Woodend Vic Australia. They cost about $10 each. There are some unusual features (to me anyway) which are a bit baffling .. hope the pics I'm posting will help someone identify them. They're both marked as Made in England, hence no date stamps.
The first, dubbed a 'Service' razor, has me baffled. I thought till I opened it that it was going to be a 2nd World War vintage issue, but while the case and handle look modern .. and though it shaves as smooth as a Tech (albeit with open-comb), the way the head connects to the baseplate makees it look like an OLD! Could this be much older than I thought?
The second was to my eye, on first inspection, like an LC New. But again, the handle has me baffled ... the way it undoes from the bottom of the handle.
The way it shaves is really unusual too, not like any other gillette ... it seems to go through a two-day beard like a scythe, with a sort of 'heavy' feeling and loud sound, but strangely enough, feeling very very smooth. It might suddenly be my very favourite razor. It feels totally different than my short or long comb New razors, and yet feels much smoother than my 'new Improved' razor. Any hints? It came in a very nice polished tin case with just 'Gillette on velveteen in the lid, but no name.
HOpe the pics help ....
The first, dubbed a 'Service' razor, has me baffled. I thought till I opened it that it was going to be a 2nd World War vintage issue, but while the case and handle look modern .. and though it shaves as smooth as a Tech (albeit with open-comb), the way the head connects to the baseplate makees it look like an OLD! Could this be much older than I thought?
The second was to my eye, on first inspection, like an LC New. But again, the handle has me baffled ... the way it undoes from the bottom of the handle.
The way it shaves is really unusual too, not like any other gillette ... it seems to go through a two-day beard like a scythe, with a sort of 'heavy' feeling and loud sound, but strangely enough, feeling very very smooth. It might suddenly be my very favourite razor. It feels totally different than my short or long comb New razors, and yet feels much smoother than my 'new Improved' razor. Any hints? It came in a very nice polished tin case with just 'Gillette on velveteen in the lid, but no name.
HOpe the pics help ....
I"d love to know what these razors are .
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