Where Can I Find an Old Blade Dispenser?

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  1. theguitarshaver559

    theguitarshaver559 Active Member

    I'm talking about those old blade dispensers that you use to tuck the blade into the razor head with your thumb, as shown on those old razor commercials. Besides Ebay, could I find one on amazon? Thanks.
     
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  2. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Kroger, Dollar General, and CVS sell store brand DE blades that come in pushout dispensers. If they say Made in Israel then they are re-branded Personna blades if they say Made in Korea then they are re-branded Dorco blades.
     
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  3. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Not quite "Old" though. If you are looking for the vintage dispensers then I would check local thrift/antique stores. Also besides ebay you can check etsy online.
     
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  4. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Yup
    Yup
     
  5. stingraysrock

    stingraysrock PIF'd away his custom title

    How old are you looking for? I have a Schick dispenser with a blade or two left in it. I don't know when Schick quit making DE blades though.
     
  6. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    Here are some vintage dispensers I got on eBay last May.
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    I read on a forum where you can easily disassemble the Personna ZiPak dispenser and refill it with new blades. So, I decided to do that. One dispenser had only two blades in it, so I removed those and put them in the dispenser with fewer blades.

    This is the dispenser with just two blades in it.
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    Here I have taken it down to the point where the blades are accessible.
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    Next, I removed the two blades along with the pusher.
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    The dispenser is made up of four parts. From top to bottom: the bottom piece, the spring/used blade holder, the pusher, and the clear red plastic top.
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    Here I have an assortment of blades ready to go back in the dispenser.
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    First, I put the pusher back into the top piece.
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    Step two, I loaded the blades into the top.
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    Step C: the spring goes on top of the blades.
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    Lastly, the back/bottom is attached.
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    Here is the newly reloaded ZiPak dispenser. I have four Wilkies, two Personnas, and a Gillette Rubie ready for use.
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  7. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    Don't bother..
     
  8. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Very cool!
     
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