List of years razors were made?

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I did some searching about a list or something for the years different razors were made. I would like to find a razor like a DE or straight or any razor that was made my birth year. Is there something like that on the Badger or any website? Or even possible to find out?

My thinking is this.... i was birthed near the end of 1973. I am hoping to purchase, in the future, a razor from that possibly was made during the year 1973.

My searching is terrible...

 

[Alum Ladd]

1973 was still a good year for Gillettes, with many models still in production although radically changed from their original designs in most cases.

The Super Adjustable will be available. Also the short Super Adjustable 84.

As will the classic Tech

The Super Speed and the UK and European replacement, the Slim twist

Slim Twist (and the close US equivalent the Knack)

You might even be feeling ambitious and hunt for maybe (?) the last of the all-metal Super Speeds in production. A rare bird.

Quite a few to collect from 1973, or the year of T.

Good luck!

 

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WOW @alumi was not expecting an actual list like you posted. Thank You.

I unfortunately have time to look around for the razor. And your post will make my looking around easier. I appreciate it.

 

[KW Driver]

I don’t know of any other DE manufacturers besides Gillette that date code them.

Straights even more so. You could get a range of time, but likely not an identifiable specific year

 

[Darth Scandalous]

Straights even more so. You could get a range of time, but likely not an identifiable specific year

Pretty much, unless it had some kind of commemorative etch (for instance the Henckels model 250 which celebrated their 250th anniversary in 1981). Another example would be the Tanifuji Cape Kennedy 77 which was made in 1971 when Tanifuji was 77 years old.

The one exception to this is that razors made in the USSR typically had the year stamped on the tang. But...they quite doing that around 1970 if what I have read is accurate.

 

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@KW Driver and @Darth Scandalous and @Alum Ladd i messed up your name tag before....

All of what the 3 of you posted is/will be very helpful for me. Thank you.