1903 Gillette Double Ring. Recently picked this one up in Fine condition. I already had a 1904 but it was missing a corner tooth so I had to take care using it. I love these razors and not just for the historical associations. They are a smooth and very forgiving razor. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Gillette needs to blow the dust off of the dies for this razor and get this three piece back in production. It wouldn't cost that much and it would be a DE they could be proud to market. Sometimes you do get it right the first time!
I have a 40's Schick Eversharp, 40's Tech. I also have a Straight Razor that needs dated. The 40's ish Super Speed is lost in Bagram.
I don't use it regularly, but I have a 1907 Gillette double ring. Since I mainly use straights, I have a Marshes and Shepherd that goes back to before 1850 (1840-1850--Ponds Works)
I don't know what the actual age of this razor is... but one of my favorite str8s is a W&B 7/8 special. It just feels like it has a lot of character and I love shaving with it.
1906 Gillette Standard single ring - 1860's straight. I love the old style Gillettes,anything before 1940 seems to treat my face better.
Then it must be earlier than 1907 since Gillette switched from the double ring to the single ring mid 1906... I've used a double ring 1905 in exellent condition for a while....
Any standard DE blade should be fine. These are Derby's in a Single Ring and a Merkur HD. The head of the HD is about 1/16" longer than the old one so the ends of the blades stick out a bit more. Hope that helps.