Some old razor patents

The repeating magazine safety razor from the 20’s is like the bolt action rifle of the bathroom – but I’m not sure how carbon steel blades would have fared in the enclosed magazine once you get some water and lather in it.

It seems like the idea of a multi-blade razor goes back a long time – this one from 1933 looks rather unwieldy to me.

An early – 1944 – patent for what we would call a cartridge razor today… showing that Gillette started thinking about renewing their vendor lock-in fairly early on. Disposing a cartridge with four razor sharp edges sounds… interesting.

This patent for a disposable razor from the 50’s would at least have made a neat little travel razor – you could almost fit something this small in a wallet if you wanted to.

Shave of the day 29th January

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Orange
Lather: Mike’s Natural Orange & Black Pepper Soap
Brush: Vie Long 13051M pure horse
Razors: Merkur 39C Slant and Merkur 25C Open Comb, both with a Permasharp blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum

Shave of the day 20th January

Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint
Lather: Mike’s natural Peppermint & Rosemary Soap
Brush: Vie Long 13051M pure horse
Razors: Merkur 39C Slant and Merkur 25C Open Comb, both with a fresh Permasharp
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum