I was hoping someone would help me id it, thx! Found a post with pics of an EMIR with the same style head. Apparently one side will be more aggressive than the other. Need to make a plan with the top cap and give it a go.
The "Not Gillette" Vintage DE Thread
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I was hoping someone would help me id it, thx! Found a post with pics of an EMIR with the same style head. Apparently one side will be more aggressive than the other. Need to make a plan with the top cap and give it a go.
What a discovery. Congrats.
Solunas were in production till late 1980's/early1990's, they are excellent shavers, very thorough, they give me far better shave than any of the modern ones. Yes, they might bite you if misbehave, all you need to do to save yourself from a bite is to keep the touch light. I have 3 of them, one left for me from my father and 2 NOS, which I happened to buy recenty for only 1.99 each in their original boxes.
Haha! Thank you, not an expert but I do have a bunch of them and shaved with almost all of them. I would say they shave lika a SS, maybe a tad more aggressive. I also have the, not so easy to get, Matador Micro. Matador did produced OC's. I have one and it's mild, IMHO milder then a single ring.
A link to my Micro.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/445300-Took-me-3-years-Matador-Micro?highlight=
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I bought this beauty in a local antiques shop for 4 bugs.
Much nicer condition than mine! Big congrats, too.
I love my Rotbarts.
Valencia three piece open comb slant.
I bought this on a lark, but I'm glad I did. In the hand, it is spectacular. Truly, a work of art. Just what you would expect from French designers.
The torque is massive, exceeded only slightly by my Fasan double slant. The shave is fairly aggressive. I find most slants to be relatively mild. Not the Valencia.
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I bought this on a lark, but I'm glad I did. In the hand, it is spectacular. Truly, a work of art. Just what you would expect from French designers.
The torque is massive, exceeded only slightly by my Fasan double slant. The shave is fairly aggressive. I find most slants to be relatively mild. Not the Valencia.
The Valencia is on my wish list. Nice find!
Valencia three piece open comb slant.
I bought this on a lark, but I'm glad I did. In the hand, it is spectacular. Truly, a work of art. Just what you would expect from French designers.
The torque is massive, exceeded only slightly by my Fasan double slant. The shave is fairly aggressive. I find most slants to be relatively mild. Not the Valencia.
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Nice score, Doc!
Big congrats!
I've just bought a "GILBERT TRADE MARK" safety razor in an auction. It seems just impossible to find any info about this product. is there anybody who happens to know anything about Gilbert safety razors? A friend of mine bought one a few months ago and yet he still has no info about the producer, the history, anything.
Mine looks like this:
The other one:
Mine looks like this:
The other one:
Attachments
Cool looking anyway, and that's a lot of base plate!
I've never seen them before, but looks like something that could have been made in Germany.
I'm just looking at "A Safety Razor Compendium: The Book"
https://books.google.cz/books?id=4oX3BgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&hl=cs&pg=PA124#v=onepage&q&f=true, but the page that could have Gilbert listed is missing. Bad luck.
What I have learnt so far is, that:
- there has been a razor manufacturer Gilbert bros. in Sheffield, England
- there has been a DE blade mark Gilbert
https://books.google.cz/books?id=4oX3BgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&hl=cs&pg=PA124#v=onepage&q&f=true, but the page that could have Gilbert listed is missing. Bad luck.
What I have learnt so far is, that:
- there has been a razor manufacturer Gilbert bros. in Sheffield, England
- there has been a DE blade mark Gilbert
My German made Ben Hur Number 2 just arrived from Portugal.
A quick clean, no polish and it was ready to go. Being confident of German manufacturing and design I shoved a Feather blade in it and into action. I wasn't looking for the closest shave ever as I still have a sensitive neck after last nights first attempt with a Tech Devette. This is a very nice shaver. It may be a Gillette OLD Type clone but it's milder than an OLD Type.
A very comfortable shave with zero irritation. Just what I wanted today. I like it. I like it a lot but then I'm always impressed by my OLD Type.
A quick clean, no polish and it was ready to go. Being confident of German manufacturing and design I shoved a Feather blade in it and into action. I wasn't looking for the closest shave ever as I still have a sensitive neck after last nights first attempt with a Tech Devette. This is a very nice shaver. It may be a Gillette OLD Type clone but it's milder than an OLD Type.
A very comfortable shave with zero irritation. Just what I wanted today. I like it. I like it a lot but then I'm always impressed by my OLD Type.
Nice razor!
Hi,
For the clean-shaven chariot racer! Very nice!
Stan
For the clean-shaven chariot racer! Very nice!
Stan
When I was shaving I kept saying to meself ''I'm Spartacus. I'm Spartacus''. 
A Paragon - Made In England
Nice additions guys ! I really like this second Gilbert
An congrats on the Valencia, it's a classic, I showed some of mine on page 14 :
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...ot-Not-Gillette-quot-Vintage-DE-Thread/page14
and here are some more pictures :
And here are front and back of a leaflet from a Valencia set (not mine) :
I really like this second Gilbert An congrats on the Valencia, it's a classic, I showed some of mine on page 14 :
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...ot-Not-Gillette-quot-Vintage-DE-Thread/page14
and here are some more pictures :
And here are front and back of a leaflet from a Valencia set (not mine) :
Beautiful Valencia!
