Really Old Gillette Razor

[MercenaryDigger]

So I went back to my favorite dump site where I've found a bunch of bottles, this time with my metal detector, and look what I dug up. It may not be worth much but its a pretty sweet find anyway. Any ideas as to the age of this razor?

 

[botlguy]

Well,,,,, I'm 75 and used one when I first started shaving about 1952. That was about the tail end of its popularity. Advances in shaving technology have speeded drastically since then. There is an old saying: "They don't make them like they used to" which is a slap at modern technology. Shaving is one of the areas that has improved dramatically and I for one am glad they don't make them like they used to. I'm getting the best shaves of my life with a disposable razor. Jim

 

[LC]

I used one in the sixties , they were still alive and well at that time .

 

[Robby Raccoon]

I hate my disposables. They just don't work on me!

 

[MercenaryDigger]

Well they still make really fancy, really expensive ones just like this...but I found this in an area where everything else was from the 20's and 30's. And botlguy I totally agree, I'm sooo glad I didn't have to shave with a single blade back in the day, I'd probably end up slitting my own throat, LOL!

 

[botlguy]

Of course, as a zit faced kid, nothing really worked well. Any of you ever use a styptic pencil to stop bleeding or a little dab of toilet paper and forget to remove it before picking up your date?[][]

 

[MercenaryDigger]

Haha, fortunately I can say that has never happened. With my space age 5 bladed vibrating Gillette razor I never get cut, unlike the poor sap who had to use the razor that I found, lol.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

I get cut from my standard two-blade. The five-blade, though, albeit it sucks still on me, it doesn't go slice!

 

[MercenaryDigger]

Hey Spirit, I almost forgot..I found one lonely marble out there today too, just an eyeball find. You're into marbles right?

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Mercenary digger, yup! I know practically nothing, but I know I love them! I also found one. See, my turtle ran away a couple days ago and I've been searching. In my search, I found a solitary white marble, about the size of a pearl. It's the same kind as a lemon piece I found not too far from it. So, it hit that collection up! Do show me, amigo!