Latest Flea Market finds, a Ladies’ DE and a Rolls

[ChrisMeyer]

Greetings everyone,

Here are a couple of razors I picked up at my local flea market on 09/19/10.

The first is what I believe to be a Gillette ladies’ double edge safety razor. If I’m reading the markings correctly, it was made in the 4th quarter of 1974. It’s in pretty good shape, except for some plating that’s missing on one of the doors (or whatever they are called). I paid $1 for it.

PS: According to the the Shave Wiki at the B&B forum, this is actually called a Lady Gillette.

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The second razor is a Rolls Razor. I bought it because it came in a nice leather case (I’m assuming it’s cow leather, not real reptile) and I only had to pay $4 for it. This was the first one I’d seen with any type of case. The case even has a pouch to hold a spare blade container. There wasn’t a spare blade with the razor.