Thread: Frameback

Have always wanted a decent one , so here is one I just picked up , first shave is tomorrow , my SOTD for Saturday. Hope it's all I've thought they would be. Tc

That is one handsome frameback. Like it alot.

That is a great example! Good catch! Enjoy your shave! They do cut close! The smiling blade is a win on my face!
~Richard

Me too! I love a smiler and something about these have been calling to me. But it sure took a while to find one in great shape , and Glen put an edge on it with a Thuri, so new type of edge for me to try too, win, win. Thanks guys. Tc

They had blades numbered from one to seven and sold them in a case with a frame as a seven day set. They also sold many as singles and Arbenz in the UK was a licenses distributor. MM and many others sold the frames and Le Coultre did not patent the idea. He also, it was said, made his own blades from pattern welded watch springs. There is some possible truth to that from some older blades I have.

Beautiful razor - the framebacks are really enjoyable, you'll love it, will be looking for it in the SOTD!

Here's Jaques Lecoultre The Seven Day Set
Comes with screwdriver, envelope, 7 leaf book & 7 blades with #1 in the razor & the rest consecutively numbered from top to bottom. The box says "7 Lames" meaning 7 Blades.
Hard to come by these days. If you do find a seven day set, they usually will have duplicate blades like for example two,#3, but one other number will be missing. Some will be missing the screwdriver also. I also have two 2 day sets & one 4 day set, all consecutive. I also have a single with a no numbered blade but it does come out. One of my two day sets has two #2's so if someone happens to have a two day set with two #1's maybe we can work a swap if they have the same style blades. I did just happened to find another three row, #1 blade but the shape is slightly different but it does fit. The other is a match set. I also have a parts set with 2 rows writing on the blades but they do not match. There are also about two different styles has 2 rows of writing on it with different length & two styles has (three rows of writing) & the blades are different in shape but same length & interchange. You also can't use the shorter (two rows writing) blades in the longer razor made for the longer (3 rows writing) blades. The difference is about 1/16" & a short blade in a longer razor will slide back & forth & will come out. In my parts set I just checked the difference in both 2 rows writing style blades & there is about 1/4" length difference! It can be complicated!!! I have one extra three row writing, #4 complete razor. As far as I can see, the only set that has enough space for the envelope is the seven day set & I just found an extra envelope which had the other shape three row writing, #1 blade. Did you all get that?

This is the Jaques Lecoultre Two Day Set with two, (three row writing blades) #2 the same shape & a (three row writing) #1 slightly different shape blade but fits. The box says "2 Lames" meaning 2 Blades. I could probably change the shape of one of the #2 blades but I hate to try & alter something, then it might not come out right, so I'm going to leave it alone. I will hopefully find a #1 blade one day that is the same shape of the #2 blades!

I found the blades on the 'bay. I got the seven for about $50 USD. LeC blades do come up occasionally so do your search for LeCoultre, and au sentier.
~Richard
PS, there is another maker whose blades are almost the same but do not allow the use of LeC blades due to a deeply contoured top of their proprietary blade. Those fit the LeC though.

You got lucky to find just the blades Richard. I have tried to find extra's before but never had any luck.