So, unless I have got this wrong (after all, I am relying on Google Translate!), production of what we now know as the FaTip began in the 1950s. Production ceased at some point after that & was resurrected for a few years in the 1980s, before starting up again more recently. If this is the case, has anybody got any pictures, or information about the 1950s FaTip forerunner?
OK, need help, Who makes the Fatip razor? I thought it was made in Italy.
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In this pic, Alex, it seems to me that the head of the FaTip piccolo (on the far right) is precisely identical to the head of the Joris/Plisson horn razor (on the far left). I can see differences for the other two heads, but those two look exactly the same to me.[I model myself against old talk show host Larry King. His success was that he was always curious about things, so he asked questions and learned alot. ]
I want to know, i emailed Muele since FaTip used to make the head for them until 2009. And Plisson Joris hand finishes the Joris razor which is similar to the Fatip, but not identical. That means it must be made by another maker or Fatip has 2 designs for each company.
Joris and FaTip slight differences [ which makes Joris slightly better shaver too]
From left to right: AoS/Joris Horn, Joris Major, Muhle Pre-2008 2009 R89, and Muhle Pre-2008 2009 R41/Fa Tip.
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I asked a few Italian members over at the Ilrasio.com. I am still waiting for response. It seems to be a hard question for them to answer..... maybe there was no actual production, it was probably a blueprint and ideal only which was stopped and then actually made in 1980's.
I wonder if the moniker "FaTip" is some concatenation of the family name "Fazzini" and some other name...
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Great question, i will try to find out.
in that pic the piccolo looks like the top cap is flatter and wider than the grande to the left of it....can anyone confirm?
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This is the wording from Aldebaran of Italin based Ilrasoio.com:
History Razor Fatip
by Aldebaran »25/01/2013, 8:24 History of production razors FATIP
Thank you for the courtesy of the text Enterprises Morocutti who works with us and is present in the professionals you will find the thread indiciazzato also in the general list of the double edge
The production of the razor now known as Fatip was born in the early '50s at a company in Milan unspecified which was subsequently detected as a result of its serious economic problems, from a supplier. This supplier was the company Pafaro was then a manufacturer of scissors of various types and sizes.
The Pafaro, after collecting all the equipment and the material, put the razor in production for only a few years and then had to pause it.
Only in the mid-1980s, through the study of new systems of processing, production was resumed by introducing for the first time the brand FATIP and inserting, over the years, equipment and systems of innovative processing, acts to improve the quality and product performance, while maintaining the original aesthetic character and distinctive edge.
Today the razor Fatip is known and appreciated all over the world for its style, handling and precision that combine the simplicity and safety of use. We can safely say that the razor Fatip is a great example of "made in Italy" spreads "the art of shaving" all over the world.
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Many of the Italian based Ilrasoio.com do not have any pics. I emailed Ilrasoio members and nobody can get any pics from the 1950's. I think that the early productions were not mass produced due to economic factors. Those factors inevitably contributed to the ceasing of the production.
Then in the 1980's with the advent of better technology, machinery, and financial resources they were able to capitalize and produce the Fatip on a massive basis. I believe there was no 1950's FaTip that made it to the public due to economic factors. I am sure that if there were any Fatips made in the 1950's then some Italian collector should have had one by now and posted it somewhere.
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There are slight variances and that does make a slight shave result difference, i believe.
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I could not get an answer, nobody knows. But i think that it does have something to do with the manufacturers/makers name Fazzini- Fatip meaning Fazzini Tip. They also labeled the Australian FaTip Premax, in reference to their town's name Premena Italy. So i see a pattern here.
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I'm glad they worked on improving the quality! Perhaps that explains why there appear to be no original FaTips in existence, as the models prior to the quality improvements probably all corroded to dust, like the bodywork of a 1970s Lancia.
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I enjoy doing the research, and without our great B&B members and other outside contributors [ Ilrasorio,com] it would not be possible.
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That's a Stratos, basically a road going rally car & probably not made of the same tin as the standard Lancia fare (fibreglass body?) . My PE (US = Gym) teacher bought a new Lancia Fulvia when I started high school. When I finished high school 4 years later, there were more holes than metal in the car's body!!
Lancia Fulvia (My PE teacher's car was bright yellow, which contrasted nicely with the rust!)
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Mucha Grazie.....abbiamo già scoperto, ma grazie per le tue informazioni.
I get why there are no 50's razors still around, but does anyone have any pictures of the 80's model?
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