Matthew Wild
Vintage Gillettes old and new
Four vintage open comb Gillette razors, all dating from the 1920s and 1930s.
These are daily users rather than spectacularly rare models, so I’d say they are at the low end of the vintage Gillette open comb scale.
You can see here (from left):
•Made-in-England Gillette NEW
•Gillette NEW with ball-end handle
•Gillette Old Type with ball-end handle
•Gillette NEW with bar handle (gold finish removed and brass/copper polished)
The Old Type dates from the 1920s, while the NEWs were manufactured during the ‘30s. All of them pre-date WWII.
I’ve illustrated the differences between the Old Type and NEWs elsewhere in my photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/38722915@N04/5740267958/in/set-7215...
Pic taken with Nikon Coolpix P300 in natural light. I was trying to do something with the darkness in the foreground that did not quite work – shadows in background and razors gleaming in front works every time; razors emerging from the murk does not!
If you want to use my pictures, or talk about communications matters, reach me at Wild West Communications.
Vintage Gillettes old and new
Four vintage open comb Gillette razors, all dating from the 1920s and 1930s.
These are daily users rather than spectacularly rare models, so I’d say they are at the low end of the vintage Gillette open comb scale.
You can see here (from left):
•Made-in-England Gillette NEW
•Gillette NEW with ball-end handle
•Gillette Old Type with ball-end handle
•Gillette NEW with bar handle (gold finish removed and brass/copper polished)
The Old Type dates from the 1920s, while the NEWs were manufactured during the ‘30s. All of them pre-date WWII.
I’ve illustrated the differences between the Old Type and NEWs elsewhere in my photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/38722915@N04/5740267958/in/set-7215...
Pic taken with Nikon Coolpix P300 in natural light. I was trying to do something with the darkness in the foreground that did not quite work – shadows in background and razors gleaming in front works every time; razors emerging from the murk does not!
If you want to use my pictures, or talk about communications matters, reach me at Wild West Communications.