Matthew Wild
Gillette Old Type
I have to ‘fess up – I’ve used this background before, with a different razor.
But this time around I got to take pics outside, in diffused sunlight. It really brought out the shine of the razor while keeping the paper it’s sat on quite mat.
I spent a while restoring this 1920s Gillette Old Type razor to its former glory. And while it’s a user rather than a shelf queen, I think it looks rather fantastic.
It was made sometime in the 1920s – it doesn’t have a date code, but I know these “Brownie” box sets were only made in that era. It has to be between 80 and 90 years old.
These old Gillettes are the best shavers you can get your hands on. It’s funny that for all the technology and marketing we have now, modern cartridge razors are terrible.
Having said that, I love them for the history. This razor has been used over a long period of time – cared for, but used. I’d guess it started the day for someone for a couple of decades, through the Great Depression and the Second World War. . . and perhaps longer. They were made solid in those days (handle cracks aside).
Original version of pic, with Gillette NEW: www.flickr.com/photos/38722915@N04/5630204302/in/photostream
Gillette Old Type
I have to ‘fess up – I’ve used this background before, with a different razor.
But this time around I got to take pics outside, in diffused sunlight. It really brought out the shine of the razor while keeping the paper it’s sat on quite mat.
I spent a while restoring this 1920s Gillette Old Type razor to its former glory. And while it’s a user rather than a shelf queen, I think it looks rather fantastic.
It was made sometime in the 1920s – it doesn’t have a date code, but I know these “Brownie” box sets were only made in that era. It has to be between 80 and 90 years old.
These old Gillettes are the best shavers you can get your hands on. It’s funny that for all the technology and marketing we have now, modern cartridge razors are terrible.
Having said that, I love them for the history. This razor has been used over a long period of time – cared for, but used. I’d guess it started the day for someone for a couple of decades, through the Great Depression and the Second World War. . . and perhaps longer. They were made solid in those days (handle cracks aside).
Original version of pic, with Gillette NEW: www.flickr.com/photos/38722915@N04/5630204302/in/photostream