My first DE was a Gillette fat boy, purchased new when I was a kid. I probably just threw it away when I "moved up" to the new Techmatic. Wish now I had kept it.
Show us your first DE razor
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Nah, I'm not *that* sloppy...
But I'll remember that next time I think about buying a straight.
40's Super Speed.
My grandpa bought it new and I dragged it out of the medicine cabinet a few years after he passed away and have used it daily since.
Wp
My grandpa bought it new and I dragged it out of the medicine cabinet a few years after he passed away and have used it daily since.
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VR6ofpain
My first razor was a Gillette Super Adjustable. I picked it up with the plastic container and a two pack of Platinum Plus blades. I gave it a shave with one of the blades (they still had oil on them, so no rust. It was amazingly good, and I was using Colgate canned foam. I then picked up a VDH boar brush and Deluxe soap at a Long's. After that I was hooked.
It is in the middle of this drawer pic below. Unfortunately my collection has since gotten far larger. Now I have stuff in the bathroom as well as some plastic bins under the bed!
It is in the middle of this drawer pic below. Unfortunately my collection has since gotten far larger. Now I have stuff in the bathroom as well as some plastic bins under the bed!
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rainman
This is what I started with and works to this day just fine. Highly recommended!
My very first (around the time I came here) was a Tech; wasn't impressed, had it very briefly. Then got a Lady Gillette, which I now know was an ok shave (but seemed STUNNINGLY GOOD at the time). I consider that my first DE since it was really my first informed purchase. It's now been sold to a lady where I work who was complaining how high her Venus cartridges had gotten. I told her to try out the Gillette, with a new blade I'd included, and let me know. She came in the next day and handed me $20 and LAUGHED that her legs had not felt this smooth since she was a teenager (she's now in her 40s).
So my first actual DE led to my first DE convert.
So my first actual DE led to my first DE convert.
Just started about 2 weeks ago with this beuaty!
1970 black handle super speed.
First DE, Merkur HD Barber Pole, based on reviewing B&B posts and recommendation from Classic Shaving (which apparently no longer offers it):
Current favorite safety razor is an SE:
Current favorite straight is 6/8 Le Grelot 3/4 grind:
Current favorite safety razor is an SE:
Current favorite straight is 6/8 Le Grelot 3/4 grind:
Was using a Fat handled tech for the longest time.
Was using a Fat handled tech for the longest time.
Is that blood? Techs are supposed to be mild!
I am pretty sure that my first real DE razor was either a 60's SS from eBay, or more likely, a sweet Slim in Case from the greatness of Papa Smurf.
Not really my Tech, just the first photo I found of the model I have. And yes, my tech is really mild. Now using a Slim I received.
1st..33c aweful!
2nd n only gem 1912!!..BEST ever!!
2nd n only gem 1912!!..BEST ever!!
This is what I started with and works to this day just fine. Highly recommended!
Rainman, my 3 year old son got that exact thing for Christmas! I've hidden the can, and he now likes to lather up with one of my soaps every night when he takes a bath. Totally hilarious, but he takes great pride in "shaving".
BTW, my first DE was a 48-50 Milord with plenty of plate loss on the TTO doors - in a couple of places the brass is even worn. It clearly saw lots of action before I purchased it at an antique shop this summer.
This filthy 1956 (birth year) flair tip found at a local antique store for $3 last month. Kinda purty after cleaning.
My first D/E was a Parker 22R, shown here with a Gillette 7 o'clock and a Gillette blue tip SS. The only razors I own at this time.
1954 Z1 40's style Super Speed that had belonged to one of my grandthers.
I don't have a picture of my first DE that I've taken personally, but I think you all know what the 34c looks like- I received it just last week on Christmas and have only got 2 shaves under my belt...looking forward to many more years of DE shaving! 
Just figured what the hell, Why not throw a ninja in there
Glad to be aboard!
Just figured what the hell, Why not throw a ninja in there
Glad to be aboard!
