AsylumGuido's Guide to Super Speed Identification

Thanks AS, as always, Dali Lama of the SS's. :happy088

 

Not sure if this link is out in the forum, but I found this when I was looking to get into this madness!

http://countryjoescollectiblestuff.com/razor-id.html

 

thanks this help id some of my razors

 

Wow.

Turns out I've been shaving with a 50's Super Speed this whole time and didn't know it. My wife bought it for me in an antique store in Minnesota while on vacation almost 6 years ago. I had no idea I had been shaving with a piece of history.

 

Thanks for doing this, and for its future progress. I use a '57 Super Speed and hope some time i the future to refurbish/clean up and use my Dad's old razor, what I beleive to be a '40s style Super Speed

 

That ad tells not to remove the blade seemed interesting to me.

 

I have a question about the red tipped super speed. I saw an advertisement for the blade and I noticed that the red blade was marketed for people with coarse beards and the other blades were marketed for people with more sensitive skin and less tough beards.

Obviously a lot of people like the red tipped super speeds and I'm wondering if they are also people with heavy tough beards. I'm considering obtaining a red tipped super speed but wonder if my beard is even tough enough based on the marketing they used to sell the red tipped one to tough skinned tough bearded people.

 

Honestly the super speeds are all relatively the same as in a few mm's of blade gap and handle weight, its just comes down to Gillette marketing and personal preference heh.

 

Great post! This helped me identify my 1958 TV Special.

I also have a 50's style (identified from your photos) that is marked with E2. Is there a way to tell the year that they were made?

Also, where were these razors manufactured at that time? Where was the plant?

Nice stuff.

 

Perfect. Thank you!

 

Nice writeup and good info for anyone new to Super Speeds.

I've never owned a Blue Tip (reasons being that they sell for more than $10 usually and I figure they'll be too light) and I've never owned a Black Tip. I've seen Black Tips for $5 BIN and still didn't feel inclined. Love to try a Ranger Tech or Senator/Sheraton someday which are sort of similar designs.

 

Thanks -- this post helps me establish the history of the fine gift I just got from my in-laws for my recent birthday. Great shaves, this is the razor, I've a C2 date code.

Now I might think of replating it...

Cheers -
Marc

 

Thanks! A new Super Speed will be next on my list. Now the question is which one first.

 

I can't manage to ID and date a razor I found in the family's house. Might come from my Great Grandfather (born 1926) or his father (1901) as well as from my great uncle or my Great-Great Grandfather, though it's less likely; as soldier they probably used old school razors.

Under the top, mechanism opened; it says "patent pending"
On the bottom, just a Gillette logo and "Made in England"

Not very heavy, feels like aluminium, obviously lost a lot of its shine. Looks like a super speed to me but haven't found any similar picture especially the two rings only on the knob and the gorge or whatever you call it before the slimmer part of the handle.

Thanks in avance for your help

PICS here: http://imgur.com/a/92eAi

 

1950 Aristocrat Jr. which has some similarities but is not a member of the SuperSpeed family (US product branding name).

 

Hi and thanks ! But the gap before the slimmer part of the handle is missing.

Edit:

This thread confirms it, it's a Rocket 59:

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/gillette-rocket-the-refined-de.8590/

I'm sorry i posted in the wrong thread

 

Thought this was a Super Speed - Marked E1 but the open comb design is unlike anything else you have here.

 

That's an interesting razor Tishcal.
I've never seen an open comb superspeed like that before.

 

Yeah it has me stumped. I posted it on another thread and had someone else stumped too. He thinks it must be a prototype razor. I found it in Massachusetts (Gillette HQ) so there is a higher likelihood that it could be a prototype. Have no idea what a prototype might be worth but I am excited to find it!