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How to ID a DE razor
Hi. I just acquired 2 safety razors from my dad. I don't see anything identifying brand or year but I don't know what I'm looking for. They both say PAT.NOS.ON.PACKAGING in the blade compartment.
You guys seem to know everything about a shaver you inherit or found at an antique store.Attachment 126616Attachment 126617
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Oh, I also have this one from an op shop. Same deal. No idea what/where/how old etc. This one doesn't have any writing or symbols.Attachment 126618Attachment 126619
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I believe the top 2 are Super Speeds, one is a flair tip and the other the earlier model. The bottom photo looks like a ball end tech to me. They look like Gillette but maybe a copy ?
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I agree with Jimmy. On Gillette Techs and SuperSpeeds, all of the identification is on the bottom of the baseplate.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3...D720/ry%3D480/
Notice that on the SS, even though it's clean, the light still has to hit them just right in order to see the markings. Both razors have a letter code in the upper left corner, a number code in the upper right corner, A Gillette logo in the lower left corner, and "Made in USA" in the lower right corner.
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In the first pic, the top one is a Gillette Flare-tip Superspeed, and the bottom one is a 40's-style Superspeed. The 40's one may be a bit more aggressive than the other one.
As Jimmy said, the other razor may be a Gillette Tech.
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Hi. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I searched & I'm pretty sure they are a 1964 J4 Super Speed Flare Tip, a 1948 Super Speed and a 1940s
ball end handle Tech.
I used the '64 tonight on the face & head with a wilkinson sword blade & arko shave soap. Very nice. Much heavier than the ball tech.
Gotta get me some feather DE blades now (:{)