Gold Schick Krona

Thanks to a generous donation from @John Beeman I was fortunate to win a gold Schick Krona in the raffle.

I believe this razor was sold in 1976 for the US bicentennial. It's in near-perfect condition and shows barely any sign of wear.

I used it this morning, and IMO it edges out the Gillette Super Speeds of the same era (1960s-70s) in overall performance.

If you like the Gillette TTO razors from this era, my guess is that you will like the Krona.

 

Kronas have always been one of my favorites.

 

That was the conventional wisdom for a long time but the actual truth is it was sold in 1965 in a executive travel set called a '76 by a company called Tawn Limited. That particular gold plate Schick was far as I know never offered anywhere else except for this travel set
There is a bunch of info there including pictures of the set and dated paper inserts for it showing the 1965 date.
https://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/schick-krona-de-timeline.62806/page-2

 

Glad you like it.
It’s a great razor.
I have several just in case I ever break or lose one

 

I would listen to bbs. He knows his stuff.

 

Thanks for the info!