Recently I’ve come into possession of a “vintage”
razor. It appears to be a Gillette Tech
Razor, Ranger Model --- which there’s a very informative Thread at Badger &Blade on its history.
Gillette Tech Razor with Manual |
The highlights are that the Gillette Ranger Model Tech Razor
is a Twist-to-open (TTO) style razor produced in 1941. Gillette shifted from producing these Ranger
Models to the 3 piece Tech razor during WWII … which (correct me if I am wrong)
I hear are quite the find.
I am surprised at the condition of it considering it is over
70 years old. It looks hardly used and
the instruction booklet looks like it has been barely touched. I am a bit upset that the blade box is gone
as I would have loved that in the collection. But I think that it’s still a
pretty nice keepsake.
Razor Case, love the old style lettering |
The Gillette Ranger is hardly a valuable collector’s item. Nevertheless, it’s a piece of history in which
I’m very happy to have found. Even
though we’ve come long way in shaving technology, sometimes it’s simply hard to
beat tradition, and I suppose that’s what this represents.
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