The King Oscillator Picked up a King Oscillator some time ago and, well, it seems like it's now time to put it to use. It's a somewhat intimidating razor to put to your face taking both the looks of it and the fact that it's designed to move the blade as you shave into consideration. Lucky for me I won't be alone on this journey as @mrchick is joining me with his King Oscillator (which btw is in much nicer condition and came with the box. Grr.. ) - starting tomorrow, April 20 for at least three days... Let's get some quick history out of the way first. Starting with Waits' we can learn the following; A very early patent application was filed in the late 1920's it wasn't until 1932 when King filed the patents for what would eventually become the King Oscillator. If you closely inspect the King razor the later razors will have patents that can be dated to 1936-1938 and originally filed by Parkin. The features these patents covered got rolled into (pun intended) the King razor and it's therefore possible to date the razors with the patent no 2089414 to be from 1938-approx 1942. 1935-38 patent filings; Notable is that King was far from the only manufacturer of oscillating razors. It's almost fair to say that these razors were a bit of a fad during the 1940's. Some battery operated, some electrical, some wound up and some, as in this case, fully mechanical. See some examples below; The Movex: The Vib'Raz The Redox What IS an oscillating razor? Oscillating, definition: "Move or swing back and forth at a regular speed". In essence a grounded base point from which there is a regular extension of movement. In an oscillating razor that movement can be accomplished in a number of ways as mentioned earlier - either through an added power source or by manual friction and movement. The King Oscillator is very much a manual razor that allows the blade to move in a 'zig-zag'-pattern as you shave - supposedly enhancing your shave. Instructions The razor would originally had come with a set of instructions as per below; Trivia * The first US patent filed for an electric razor, in 1898, was for an oscillating mechanism. * The King tagline "The shave that clicks" comes from the fact that as you move the razor across your face you are supposed to hear it click as the roller makes contact with your skin and actuates the oscillating movement. * The razor does require the original, proprietary blades in order to achieve the oscillating effect but a modern blade can be used with minor to no adjustments but will not initiate the internal movements. Original blades in their wrappers; The blade fitted into the razor: The oscillating blade movement: * These are not especially rare razors and they appear frequently on the auction boards often carrying a price tag of around $25 for a nice set with the box. They must either have made a lot of these things...or they simply don't stay with the owners very long. * The last mentioning of the company was in the late 1940's (1949) and by that time they had been acquired by and incorporated into Industrial Tool & Die. * The razor received some popularity during its time on the market and was as shown below, for instance a price in this punch card-based sales competition: On to some photos of my razor - that granted is a rather ratty looking version The steam-punk looking head with the roller-bars Inside the belly of the beast The monster It will a few interesting days as @mrchick and I explore (bleed from?) this razor
will you leave me the Swedish razor and the tradere in your will? I'm just sayin.... that's a mean looking contraption. good luck
Great write up, as usual, on this unique razor! It will be fun to follow everyone's progress with it.
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So does it move the blade side to side in a slant like fashion or up and down? Very interesting design!
Great history and pictures of this most awesome device! And I can't tell you how much I'm anticipating some bloodletting on that end. Let the oscillating begin!
Hm. Yes. It moves in a sideways zig-zag pattern...maybe I can make a small video of it tomorrow if I'm alive post-shave and show how it moves.
Come and join us @rmcintyre84 in the morning and shave with yours. The three of us can be blood brothers Here's some more pictures of the purty one @Darkbulb
Just for the record @mrchick I'm hoping for a quite comfortable and bloodless experience for you! Don't tell @Darkbulb though. It's our secret.
I shredded myself last night with my Fat Boy, so I won't be shaving with anything for a couple days. Plus, I don't have the correct blades. But I'm cheering for you!