For about eight years now I have been shaving with an aray of old Gillette safety razors.I started this from my favorite blog. The Simple Dollar. I do not know if Trent is still using one. But I like them. I started out with my grandfather's old razor. A 1960. Hey, the year I was born. All Gillettes made after about 1951 have a date code on them. That's how I know it is a 1960. I have since aquired a couple more.
These shavers are quality built. With a little maintainance will last a lifetime. Made in the USA. They require a safety blade. Which I have been able to find in drug stores, Walmart, Publix and on the internet. I have found most blades availible of good quality. Usually getting from three to four weeks out of a single blade. Now growing up in the sixties and seventies I seen shaving tech change a lot. Trac Two, Trac Three, Trac Eight etc. Also the event of the disposable shaver. Good News, Bic and others. That's what I used in the eighties. Maybe they were better. I did have girl friends then! It couldn't be that I am just old, ugly and ornery now.
I went the electric shaver route for a while. I found that they just mash the whiskers down. Burn your skin. End up with zits from the ingrown hairs. The shavers require charging.The screens wear out. Which I found costly to replace. I threw away the electric shavers that I had. Not willing to buy replacement parts, new shavers or charge them anymore. They had there place.There place now is been in the trash. I guess I should have recycled them in some fashion. Again, I'm not too bright.
These Gillettes are readily available on Ebay. The price have climbed. As they are collectable to some folks. They are also very usable. As time goes on I have figured out that they had it figued out a long time ago. Get one. Pay the price. Don't buy a peice of junk. There are many nice ones still left. Use it. Enjoy it. It will last a lifetime.
