![]() Adjustables include the toggle-handled Aristocrat (heavy, rare, gold plated, expensive), the Fat Boy, the slim handle and the Super Adjustables. Gillette (and razors in general) hit their peak with the adjustable line (I own all of those as well). Having shaved with them I'd say you were 10 years early. I wouldn't say that Gillette razors hit their peak between the 1940s and 1950s. ![]() ![]() Thanks for posting the old ad, I happen to own all three of those razors and it's great to see them when they were new. In my experience with the 50's SS razors, the blue tips are the least common, but that's not to say they are highly collectible.Īs far as using them goes, I don't use any of my SS razors, save for my 50's red tip….and even then, it's not aggressive enough for my liking. This is the easiest way to tell the two generations of SS apart. The mild 50's SS had a blue tip, the medium one had a plain silver tip (same colour as the rest of the handle) and the most aggressive one had a red tip. The tips were colour coded to identify the aggression of each razor. These are the razors in the video Mantic has posted. – 50's SS razors have the 'flare tip', obviously indicating that the twist-to-open knob at the base of the handle is flared out. – 40's SS razors have uniform cylindrical handles, straight up and down all the way along the handle Speaking strictly for myself though, I would not pay more than about $20 for a vintage razor of any type (even though I’ve seen them go for MUCH more).Īs for the key difference between 1940's Superspeed and 1950's Superspeed razors (both are commonly abbreviated to SS): That’s not to say there are not perfectly fine examples of razors before or after though! I can’t give you good advice about costs because I don’t keep track of the market. ![]() But I can say that the general agreement is that Gillette Superspeeds of the late 40s and early 50s are the most sought-after because they are considered the peak of razor engineering: the design was pretty much perfected and anything after that is considered either marketing or cost-savings changes (plastic parts for example). No, I haven’t made a video about vintage DE’s yet. I have no idea what the difference between a 40’s and 50’s super speed is, why I should care, or what the price difference between various used products should be. People have mentioned the Gillette Super Speed a LOT…You mentioned 40’s and 50’s maybe? I think you also said “that’s another video” Have you made that video? I *need* that video. ![]()
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