Ha! That's funny... wasn't intentional, just old in comparison to my new Merkur!!! :-)
'Nother pic shows it definitely being The New model: http://www.flickr.com/photos/64942209@N00/5150469056 That site is pretty fun, quite the rabbit-hole! On 11/3/13, Roger <rogerdhod...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ironically, your photo is called "The Old" but I believe that was a razor > that debuted in 1929 and was named "The New" > > Here's some fun reading: > http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Gillette%20Rasierer.htm > > Funnily, the razor that preceded "The New" was "The New Improved". > The easiest way to distinguish "The New" from previous models is that it > was the first Gillette not to have the two "vampire teeth" blade centering > pins on the underside of the razor. > > To me, "The New" was the pinnacle of Gillette technology, better than the > very aggressive razors that came before it and better than all the later > solid bar (i.e. not open comb) razors of later decades. > > > On Sunday, November 3, 2013 7:22:54 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Roger, here's my grandfather's Gillette open comb: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/5150469506/in/photostream/ I >> don't know the age of it, but probably 50 y.o. at least. Works 100% >> perfectly... snip >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Cheers, David "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
