Grandfather's blades, please tell me more

[VULPES]

Hi All,

I have just found (I knew I had it, just forgot all about it) a little silver box that contained several of my Grandfather's razor blades. They both have a slightly rounded shape but the holes within them are different. Unfortunately I don't have his "Double Six" combless razor otherwise I might have given them a go. They must be well over 50 years old, can anyone offer any information on them or the "Double Six"?

[Toddy]

Got a number of Double Six in a box of stuff that was Grandad's. Wrappers are different though. My guess they must date from the 50s. Also several "Kleen" "Delmos" and "Big Ben" wrappers from the same era. I think just about every cutlery and blade company in the UK must have produced a line in safety razor blades at some point.

[man00ver]

I'm going to guess they're from the '30s or earlier, being cut in the 3-hole style of the original Gillette blade, and therefore being unusable in the Gillette NEW (or in any TTO razor, for that matter).

[rxonmymind]

Very cool. Nice to have those within a collection! Your grandfather's blades.