The only thing I did to this razor, when I got it, was give it One - Piece Razor. Excellent shape, great shine. Case in excellent shape, no cracks. Sold in as in Condition. No reserve, a great razor that lasts many generation. It is very popular with wet-shaving community for good reason.
It provides a smooth and yet efficient shave. It is engineered to provide a very clos Includes the razor pictured. See pictures for more details.
One is a Gillette blade, the other 5 are labeled as "sportsman". So razors made from can be difficult to date precisely. However, blades made in those years were stamped with a date code: A for , B for , etc. So "A-1" means January-March In this system was expanded to include razors, too see below. If a vintage razor is found with its original blades, the blade codes can be used to establish a rough date for the razor.
In this year only De Luxe models were numbered, starting with 1-D, and often the final D was omitted. Patent fight and merger with Auto Strop. Gaisman Auto Stop succeeds tainted management after financial scandals. King Camp Gillette resigns as President. Gaisman retires, succeeded by J. New emphasis on sports advertising.
So 'O-1' means , January-March. Date codes on blades see above also continued through this period.
cellotonica.com, Gillette Date Codes were used from January until They are . "SuperSpeed" replaces Senator. In the third quarter of (date codes Z-3 and Z-4) Gillette gave the 40's style Super Speed its last hurrah with a special limited edition.
Good News disposable introduced. Last updated by rockviper. Your username or email address: Below is pictured a ''50 notched Super Speed for comparison. The reason you will see these referred to as ''50 is that without the identifying date code there is no way to nail down the exact production year beyond that range.
Here are the two variations side by side along with directions for use with the newer notched version. There was a variation of the 40's style known as the Black Tip. It came in the aluminum handle bottom and the standard handle top. In the third quarter of date codes Z-3 and Z-4 Gillette gave the 40's style Super Speed its last hurrah with a special limited edition re-release promoting the Gillette Cavalcade of Sports.
Once again thanks to Achim for the image as I no longer have mine with the case. The razor itself is identical to the latter 40's styles. The 50's style also comes in a more aggressive model called the Red Tip. This one is a favorite among many wanting that aggressive shave. And a more mild version called the Blue Tip which had an aluminum handle and was a favorite of the ladies of the day before the Lady Gillette of 25 years later. This brings to light another subtle variation with the Blue Tip. Notice the shorter TTO knob on the E-4 on the left.
There is only one horizontal ring as opposed to the two on the B-1 on the right. Thanks to Shave Den member scottydoint for this picture.
I hope to come up with more clarification and will update here as this muddiness clears. Another very special variation of the 50's style Super Speed was the TV Special which was released as another promotion for the American television show, The Gillette Cavalcade of Sports.
Note the vertical knurling as opposed to the "checkered" or bi-lateral knurling of the standard 50's style. Pictured below is the '58 TV Special with its case. Also note the lower profile head. And finally, what I like to call the 70's style, the black handle Super Speed. It is lighter weight and delivers a nice shave as does it's predecessors.
Search titles only Posted by Member: Auto Strop begins selling Probak razors and blades, using Gaisman's new design. Log in or Sign up. This nickel plated, black handled, Gillette Super Speed razor you are viewing was thoroughly cleaned, polished, and sanitized. Thanks for putting that together.
I will add to this post as I have in hand new and different Super Speeds. I know, I haven't even touched on the Rockets European and Canadian versions of this great razor. AsylumGuido , Nov 26,