Matthew Wild
Gillette Old Type with NEW
Here I wanted to illustrate the difference between the Gillette Old Type and the NEW.
The Old Type is a design dating to 1904 – that’s what the patent date on the handle tells me – while the NEW line was manufactured between 1929 and 1940.
Having said that, these razors are a little closer together in age than that. The Old Type (the one on the left) was made in the 1920s, and the other the following decade.
You see many eBay sellers mixing up the names of these things, but the giveaway is the head design. It’s much more raised on the NEW.
Believe me, they both shave better than any modern cartridge system. I don’t care what the marketing machine wants me to believe, but these designs represent the high point of razor design. It’s been downhill from there. Shave-wise, that is.
I have to say the NEW is probably my favourite, as it’s a little milder than the Old Type. The difference is best explained with the observation that the Old Type was designed for men used to straight razors, while what came later was for men that with DE razor experience.
If you want to use my pictures, or talk about communications matters, reach me at Wild West Communications.
Gillette Old Type with NEW
Here I wanted to illustrate the difference between the Gillette Old Type and the NEW.
The Old Type is a design dating to 1904 – that’s what the patent date on the handle tells me – while the NEW line was manufactured between 1929 and 1940.
Having said that, these razors are a little closer together in age than that. The Old Type (the one on the left) was made in the 1920s, and the other the following decade.
You see many eBay sellers mixing up the names of these things, but the giveaway is the head design. It’s much more raised on the NEW.
Believe me, they both shave better than any modern cartridge system. I don’t care what the marketing machine wants me to believe, but these designs represent the high point of razor design. It’s been downhill from there. Shave-wise, that is.
I have to say the NEW is probably my favourite, as it’s a little milder than the Old Type. The difference is best explained with the observation that the Old Type was designed for men used to straight razors, while what came later was for men that with DE razor experience.
If you want to use my pictures, or talk about communications matters, reach me at Wild West Communications.