I want to share with all of you a wonderful razor that I bought today. First of all I love this text: Some pictures: And this special signature, that shows the year it was offered, 1914. It was a special gift from "Isabel", a silver plated single ring Gillette =)
Well looked again to the box and Yes its 1902. Sorry and thanks for it. Funny thing, I found a legal document from 1908, because they were being sold for less the agreed price, 1 guinea.
Not with this one =p I have an american gold plated, G stamped, and that one I tried. I got some new King C Gillette blades to try this one =)
The 1902 patent can, of course, be found on my site: https://razors.click/patents/GB190228763/ It's the (annotated) amended version. A British judge ordered them to have the patent amended (Gillette v. Luna Razors): https://academic.oup.com/rpc/article/27/21/527/1608577
First night with "Isabel" =) and her blonde twin... It was a pleasant shave! The razor was soft and nimble. But now share your opinion about these new blades! Well I get nicks every time! I found them very sharp, they dont seem to me Gillette platinum in a new box... Tried different razors with them and the Nicks are winning =)
Both razors have a small crack in the handle. Should I find a jeweller to weld them or keep it like this?