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Schick Injector Handle

Cary Grant only shaved twice on-screen: once was the famous scene in North by Northwest, and the other was a scene with Grace Kelly in a rom-com he starred in in the late forties. In the latter film, this razor gets about three minutes of screen time. The Art Deco caramel Bakelite handle is beautiful, and the brass head is slowly taking a shine. Injectors were the first cartridge razors, and they're still popular as a relatively easy way to get an incredibly smooth shave. You can still get Schick-branded blades, but they're nearly 60c/blade. I've ordered some Teflon-coated blades from a lab supply store in CA for about 25c/blade. We'll see...

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Uploaded on May 6, 2010
Taken on May 4, 2010