What razor/blade did you use today

[Alum Ladd]

Razor: Otto Roth NEW LC c.1932-4 (?)
Blade: Astra Superior Stainless (RUS #4)

A nice and quite rare (over here) example of an Otto Roth NEW LC courtesy of the kindness of the great @Messygoon who had to re-home Evil Otto due to some quite unprovoked bites.

Otto Roth was a Roth-Büchner subsidiary, which Gillette acquired in 1926. By 1930 the NJ Otto Roth factory was making products which Gillette sold as economy models. This included Ruby or Rubie blades.

In 1932 a patent re-issue covered the Otto Roth NEW LC design. Around the mid 30's Gillette replaced Otto Roth with it's own branding and overstamped Otto Roth on the baseplate with a series of X's. They were still produced into the late 1930's I believe.

A fantastic shaver, actually a tad better than the Gillette LC's. A great result!

An interesting thread on the razor's history here The Otto Roth razor and Shawmut razor blade package - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/the-otto-roth-razor-and-shawmut-razor-blade-package.303111/

 

[reformedshavr]

Rockwell T2 / Treet Platinum (4)

 

[rockviper]

ASD2/Wilkinson(1)

 

[ajkel64]

USA Gillette REGUS Tech and a Gillette Silver Blue (2).

 

[Valerius]

1932 Gillette Aristocrat, Perma-Sharp blade.

 

[barn_iom]

Gillette Tech Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
Extro Milano Zenith Manchurian

The blades with this set date it to the end of 1948 which seems about spot on. As far as the shave goes .. it's a Tech (with all of the Tech's virtues and vices). A mild, easy and unassuming shave with a limited angle of attack and virtually zero blade feel. The least offensive shave for the most number of people presumably.

Like all Techs it gets the job done, but if you want a really close shave I find it takes some work, which for me increases the potential for irritation. If you like this type of razor I frankly think you're better off with a Star 100, but I might try a "Tech-off" with some of the others I own over the next week or so (with the odd break!).

 

[Opolar]

Gillette Superspeed razor/Gillette Silver Blue blade

 

[Invicta]

Merkur Progress + Gillette Silver Blue #5

 

[Doug57]

Karve Overlander (brass) / Bic Chrome Platinum (1)

 

[ChrisPL68]

 

[AlphaFrank75]

Karve Overlander
Gillette Perma-Sharp

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[Ankerwycke]

Merkur Progress 500 (5+)
Feather (1)

 

[GBerry]

20250107

Razor: REX Envoy (103)
Blade: Personna Chrome Platinum (2)
Pre-shave: Hot Shower; Shave Secret Shave oil
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush-26mm
Lather: Proraso Shaving Soap in a Bowl Sensitive Skin and Cremo Coconut Mango Cream
Aftershave: cold water rinse;

No nicks; No irritation; Very Close; Very Smooth; Pleasant DFS++ shave.

Cheers!!!

 

[Yoko]

Charcoal Goods Gen 2 level 2. Kai Stainless Steel (3)

 

[Madmikey]

Karve Overlander
Astra SP (4)

 

[bgall3265]

Maggard V3M W/Razorock Handle
Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum (2)

 

[Jamolay]

PAA Ascension Copper
Dorco Prime Platinum (1)

Again WTG and XTG only. Used a slightly different pattern, used a new to me blade and set the razor slightly more aggressive (prior posts I said 1/4 turn, but it was really 1/8 turn, this time about 3/16 turn).

I did feel it was a little closer, and no irritation, but on the edge of irritation and I am not sure which of the changes made the difference. I think I like the feel of the 1/8 turn only better.

 

[profusion]

GEM Pushbutton
Personna GEM PFTE blade (1)

 

[Rudy Vey]

Lambda Athena with Kai blade

 

[nikos55]

DScosmetic AX-SE 1.15
Feather (2)