I have found some references to being able to use the Schick Twin with normal injector blades, but not more than one… on some images online the twin blade looks to be made of two blades that each are thinner than the normal blade… the resulting double blade seems to be a little wider and thicker than a modern single.
A modern single blade in an E2 injector.
A Schick Twin blade in the same razor – same razor and blade as the second to last image in last Thursdays post.
It is also interesting to see the ‘naked’ blade compared to normal injector blades (modern blade on the left and an original on the right); slightly staggered, and with cut-outs to allow cleaning.
I’m finding several fleaBay auctions for Twin blades, but most of them looks like NOS from late 80s or early 90s… plenty with Japanese or possible Chinese labelling that may be more recent though, hard to tell.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Citrus Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations Walter
Brush: Turkish No6
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic with a fresh PolSilver Super Iridium
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Found these while I was looking for pictures for Tuesday’s post:
Twinjectors is something I’ve never heard about… but they must clearly have been a thing, and as far as I can tell they came out at about the same time as first twin blade cartridges – but they don’t seem to have been on the market for very long. Even my favorite shvaing forum – the Shave Nook – only have a single post even mentioning the Twinjector; a want-to-buy post from 2013.
A few more pictures I found while digging for more information:
The Schick Injector Twin:
I suspect the various twin blade injectors were plagued by the same fault as most multiblade carts; clogging between the blades…
All in all an interesting little oddity that I’m happy I stumbled across in my meandering trek across the internet.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Wet Shaving Products (pre-production soap)
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Razor: Gillette Slim (set for 3) with a fresh Lord Classic
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua Balsamico
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soap
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special Superspeed with a Lord Racer
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Scotch Porter Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
…with a used blade and cold water. Sounds good, apart from the danger of soap poisoning…
