I received a box of single edge blades made by the International Safety Razor Corporation in Bloomfield, New Jersey. It was included in with a razor I got on EBay. It was not listed in the BIN offer, so I was totally surprised. I found this on the interweb: Incorporated in 1919, the International Safety Razor Corporation (North Action, Massachusetts) was previously known as the Molkenrhin Manufacturing Company and the Bryvory Corporation. The company manufactured safety razor blades in Bloofield, NJ to fit various safety razor holders using the trade names Mirak, Liberty, Bryford, Dime, Fax, Sha-ve-zee, Bond, Speedway and Bob. In the 1920’s the company was the second-largest blade producer, behind Gillette.
Sha-Ve-Zee Blue Back Blade I had my first shave with the Sha-Ve-Zee Blue Back Blade today. It was a very nice shave. I had three days growth, and I used the blade in my GEM Junior 1907 lather catcher. I did two passes and ended up with a great shave. I took some pictures of the blade to show the differences from a modern SE blade. I took these pictures after my shave. I washed and dried the blade and coated it with some 3in1 Oil and put it back in its original wrapper for a future shave. I washed and dried the blade and coated it with some 3in1 Oil. It has a little surface rust, but nothing on the edge. Here you can see the Sha-Ve-Zee on the spine. The blade is .009 in like modern blades, but it has no cut outs or notches. The spine is .068 in thick, almost two times a modern blade. This is my CVS CS blade. Its spine is .037 in thick.
This is my first shave with the Sha-Ve-Zee Blue Back blade. It will show up when it is finished processing by YouTube.
