Does anybody know why the Swedish Gillettte blades are numbered? As you look at the flat surface of the blade, you will see a 1 and a 2 in the corners on one side, and a 3 and a 4 in the corners on the other side. What kind of Swedish hijinxes are at play here?
Swedish Gillette Numbering System
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I thought I read somewhere on this board that those numbers (at least on the American Gillettes) are a relic from the Depression era. Guys used to rotate and flip the blade so as to wring as many uses out of it as possible. Don't know if there's any truth to that, but at the very least it's an interesting tale 
You can read some of it here
I went looking for the thread that I thought I heard this in, and found this post http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showpost.php?p=342490&postcount=10
That was in a thread about Derby blades - the guy emailed the manufacturer and got that response. Wouldn't be surprised if it was the same deal with the Swedish Gillettes.
//Eric
That was in a thread about Derby blades - the guy emailed the manufacturer and got that response. Wouldn't be surprised if it was the same deal with the Swedish Gillettes.
//Eric
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