Vintage blade collectors club

[Pudzee]

The Gillette isleworth made in london super silvers just arrived.
1st tuck I opened from one of the packs has blade code B4. So 4th quarter 1981.
2nd pack have the code C1 so I think that means they are 1st quarter 1982 ? Just inspected the blades and they look in mint condition, I can't wait to try one of these tomorrow.

 

[LooneyToons816]

Check this one out fellas
Carey’s Beard Softener

 

[LooneyToons816]

Cant forget the Macys i randomly got with an old Gillette i purchased

 

[lasta]

Cant forget the Macys i randomly got with an old Gillette i purchased

Interesting design, I can only guess that the lengthened/concave grind would result in higher exposure for older fulcrum styled razors?

 

[Wombat ESQ]

How cool is this thread. I'm not a full on blade collector as such, but I do like to have the named blade for the razor, some times.

What is the saying, go big or go home ... An Osilex

 

[LooneyToons816]

How cool is this thread. I'm not a full on blade collector as such, but I do like to have the named blade for the razor, some times.

What is the saying, go big or go home ... An Osilex

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Those look BRUTAL!

 

[LooneyToons816]

I wonder what year this macys blade is from, Does anybody know by chance?

 

[LooneyToons816]

Pretty cool video i found on DE Razor blades, how its made

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Those look BRUTAL!

I don't want to try them, nor the razor, as you roll the razor down your cheek the roller engages the pin and saws the blade side to side, I predict the Mark of Zoro "Z"

 

[Bobbers]

I don't want to try them, nor the razor, as you roll the razor down your cheek the roller engages the pin and saws the blade side to side, I predict the Mark of Zoro "Z"

I double dog dare you to try that razor and blades.

 

[Berwick12]

I did a quick search of this thread in the search bar, nothing came up. Did anybody post a picture of "the 400" blade?

 

[Wombat ESQ]

I double dog dare you to try that razor and blades.

Hot Dikety Dawgs you are in luck, I've just scheduled my next 21 year cycle of a shave for 10/04/2025, nothing like forward planning a busy busy schedule and I've written in I must use this razor!

Todays vintage blade .... Daisy

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Today a ..... Shermac ... obviously round

 

[Wombat ESQ]

How about a Redox Rolling blade .....

 

[lasta]

A fresh taster from Poland:

 

[Dirty Harry]

Help me date this Gillette Blade Pack.

It still has some cellophane wrapper. It is unopened so I have not seen any more of the dispenser than what is visible through the torn hole.
I have looked through Mr-razors site but didn't find a good match.
Gillette
Blue
Blades

is a clue. Lots of Blue Gillette Blades but not Gillette Blue Blades.

Just curious if anyone could venture a guess.
I am not a collector of blades but I'm just trying to gain some knowledge.

When did the blue dispensers come out with yellow letters?
Is it after the 1947 notches in razors show up?

 

[Alum Ladd]

Help me date this Gillette Blade Pack.

It still has some cellophane wrapper. It is unopened so I have not seen any more of the dispenser than what is visible through the torn hole.
I have looked through Mr-razors site but didn't find a good match.
Gillette
Blue
Blades

is a clue. Lots of Blue Gillette Blades but not Gillette Blue Blades.

Just curious if anyone could venture a guess.
I am not a collector of blades but I'm just trying to gain some knowledge.

When did the blue dispensers come out with yellow letters?
Is it after the 1947 notches in razors show up?View attachment 1668273View attachment 1668274

They first seem to show up in sets in 1951.

A 1953 President set

A nice 1954 Super Speed TV Special

A 1957 set which shows your despenser including the cardboard outer box

And pretty much all the way to 1960 as far as I can tell with this lovely Bottom Dial Adjustable

After that Gillette US moved to the paler blue and white dispenser, from about 1961
I think that was down to the new formulation of Gillette blade, The "Super Blue Blade" from about this date.

So I would say for the US dispensers, about 1951-1960.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Thanks Alum!

Dirty

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Blue Gillette Blades but not Gillette Blue Blades.

I am a total expert in this field, I know nothing about blades, hell I don't even use blades, I'm so expert at not shaving!
I'm racking the brain which came first as to the ordering of the wording G B B or B G B on the packets and also the scrolls in the corners in the line work around the edge, some blade packets have scrolls top and bottom, some are only scrolled on the bottom. But then again, AU blades had au on the back, and NZ blades had nz on them, as yours has spanish registrado maracas, I might just keep quiet.
The chicken and the egg story, did dispensers come first? or did notched center bars?
A circa 1948 era has closed comb, yet full doors, center bar does not protrude through the doors, so no notches. BUT this is Australia, and years of collecting may have soiled our soil with many countries versions of any razor or blade, so agin i keep quiet.

For someone keeping quiet, and knowing nothing, damn he says a lot.

 

[ErkRusselReserve]

Any thoughts on these? Just picked em up online. Who knows what they look like inside the wrappers?