The Gillette Adjustable Buying Guide and Advanced Wetshaving History
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- This is a video we've been excited to make since our visit to Proctor and Gamble's archives in 2016. There are still mysteries surrounding these wonderful collectors items but hopefully this makes the picture clearer for anyone who's interested!
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I can feel myself drawn into the vintage razor rabbit hole just like i did with fountain pens.
I've watched this a few times over the years and every time I learn more. There is so much in this 20 minutes.
I was lucky to save a 1966 slim adjustable destine for the dump in 1976. Dads coworker died at a young age, 53. A ww2 vet. Saved a bunch of stuff. Also got a schick krona tto. The early one with a case. That has .030 blade exposure like gillette red flare tip.
I reckon most of us watching this vid are drooling over each and every model lol
John James many have passed through our hands and these are a few we have kept
I actually was shocked by the price!
@@chris.struwe you no need to buy the adjustable one.. Buy the 3 pieces of gillette tech.. which is cheap in Ebay.. or even in razor emporium.
Question ... I have a (1970 Men's Gillette Safety Razor Super Speed Black Handle) and the date code is just "P" ... there is NO other number anywhere. .. aaaa, what does this mean ? , and is there a difference in value ? Thanks for all the great info R.Emmporium.
Nope
After watching "The Gillette Adjustable Buying Guide and Advanced Wetshaving History" video, I found it to be an incredibly informative and insightful resource, especially as a proud owner of a Gillette Fatboy 195 Adjustable Razor. The video provided a comprehensive overview of the history behind Gillette's adjustable razors, shedding light on their evolution and significance in wet shaving culture.
As someone who values both the craftsmanship and heritage associated with vintage razors, I appreciated the detailed breakdown of the different adjustable models and their unique features. The comparison between the various settings and mechanisms helped me gain a deeper understanding of my own Fatboy razor and how to optimize its performance for a customized shaving experience.
Additionally, the video's exploration of wet shaving history added an enriching dimension to my appreciation for the art and tradition of traditional shaving. Learning about the innovations and milestones in razor design over the years was truly fascinating and enhanced my connection to my beloved Fatboy razor.
Overall, "The Gillette Adjustable Buying Guide and Advanced Wetshaving History" video served as a valuable resource for both seasoned wet shavers and newcomers alike. It reaffirmed my admiration for the craftsmanship of vintage razors like the Gillette Fatboy and deepened my understanding of their place in the broader context of wet shaving history. Highly recommended for anyone looking to delve deeper into the world of traditional shaving.
Matt, this is FANTASTIC!! I am looking to buy my first Gillette vintage razor and your site was the first place I checked. My faith was well placed!
Matt, you have put together such a nice video. As a collector and specialist in this area of Gillette razors, I love it when new information surfaces and is made public such as now. Anything that can be saved from this golden era is a wonderful bonus. Thank you for your efforts.
Glenn Conti glad you approve! Inspired by your webpage
Not going to lie I watched this video about 20 times! 💈😁👌💈
I have a multitude of Gillette Techs. They all shave amazingly close and smooth with a variety of blades. I also have several Slim Adjustables and Super Adjustables. The magic happens with that extra 1/4 turn handle twist - it tightly secures the blade unlike any of Gillettes' previous razors. All those many blades that shave so well with my Techs shave just a little smoother & closer in my Adjustables.
Thank you Matt for doing the research and sharing it with us!
I enjoyed this tutorial very much and I learned that one of the razors I inherited from my father is a Super 84.
The slimmed-down aesthetic was from the same era as the iconic Cross Pen/pencil sets.
Awesome video. I just received an aristocrat H3 I bought on ebay, and I honestly think that I will never buy another razor. Thanks for the information
Hello from Florida Matt. I bought my first adjustable today. I would call it fair condition. I believe it’s a “Slim Adjustable” judging by the pictures in the video. I may need to send it in for a tune up I enjoy the channel.
I have now used the made to order slim adjustable that I ordered from you guys for about a moth. I'm so happy for that razor. Top notch work!
frank strömberg great to hear thank you for that feedback!
The same razor 007 used in Goldfinger!
Waiting for delivery on my slim adjustable that I won in an online auction. Looks like I chose, or more correctly, blundered into the right model.
found out my razor my Dad gave me was made in Great Britain..don't say Made In USA anywhere...its ina brass scrolled case with the razor, and blade holder..gave it to my son as a family heirloom!
Lovely, very informative. I have already ordered a revamped one. Looking forward to receiving it with excitement
I got the G4 Slim from my Grandfather. Still my favourite Razor and such a beautiful one too!
I always feel like Im steping back in time just a litte, when ever I have an old school shave with my fat boy razor .Its kind of nice even if it only for ten minuts in the morning.Thanks for the history lesson.Great info.
When my father died, I rummaged through the drawers of the bathroom and found a Gillette adjustable razor. It was only today, after watching this video, that I got it out and noticed the red dot. Not in great shape but a classic.
ylYou ought to send it to razor emporium to get it refinished!
How cool, I was trying to figure out what razor that I've been using that was my dad's many years ago. All I knew was it was a Gillette. Now I know it's the Slim. Thanks for the great info and help. Probably will send it in for a re-con.
Great video, Matt. Again, I notice those clear plastic razor head protectors. Wish they were available today for vintage razor collectors like myself, to help better preserve the tto razors Gillette once made.
Absolutely love my 195 revamped by Razor Emporium!
happy to hear it!
I'm new to wet shaving, but not new to vintage collection (I'm a fountain pen buff as well)- I appreciate the well done overview. Nice to know the pitfalls of certain models as I'm shopping.
Should make more videos like these!
Fabulous history on Gillette adjustable razors. Very much needed. Thank You Matt. Always a pleasure to watch Your fantastic videos.
Christopher Ach thank you for the kind words!
Thanks Matt! More info: the first Slims sold for $1.50 and increased in the mid-60s to $1.79. The G3s were produced in conjunction with the Fatboys, a rare overlap that makes them more collectible.
Imagine being able to buy a Gillette Slim for $1.79 (even adjusted for inflation, which is like $10 or so)
Thanks for sharing your expertise. It is a fascinating period in Gillette's history.
i just got an adjustable slim from an antique store to add to my collection, and it seems to work very well and is in physically good shape. I used to shave with an SS but it seemed a hair too aggressive, so switched to a modern Merkur safety razor. I hope I like the shave of the slim adjustable and am excited to have one finally.
Just bought on Etsy a J4 Slim Adjustable, and this is in the time frame of my birth. Cannot wait to get it, so I can look at options for getting it in like new shape if feasible.
Jeff Wilkins are you from the South Jersey area?
One of the greatest messages of our time.
I am just getting into safety razors. I found this video very informative and useful. Thank you for making and sharing it.
The slim adjustable is most people’s most favorite classic vintage gillette
Your videos are great! I am just getting into safety razors and your videos have been so helpful. I'm old enough to remember when safety razors were still on the market and cartridges only had 2 blades! Thanks again and keep the videos coming!
thanks!
A superb historical general overview of these Gillette legendary razors👍
I’m looking forward to getting my Prospector.
Excellent presentation and yes, you did make me drool over most of the items you talked about. Keep up the good job and you will hear from me soon. Salutayions from a Greek fellow, living in Qatar - it is a small world after all :)
Good evening Matt. This was an interesting and informative video...just awesome! I have an H1 Slim and a P3 Super 84. The Slim is my birth razor and wins the favorite nod by default. However, the Super 84 delivers a closer, more comfortable, shave. You do excellent work and the two-tone Aristocrat you returned to me is admired by many...and used only by me. lol. Thanks for offering these services!
Todd F no problem we are here to help! Enjoy your custom razor :)
Very informative on the progression of Gillette razors for that time period.
Thank you very much
I really love the history lesson that I get from your vlogs! Keep them coming please.
You did an epic job on my Gillette Slim K2 (You put a rhodium finish on it).
David glad we could help!!
I just ordered a $ 1.95 Friday from your company so Excited great job on your videos
Superb Matt.
I love my Slim Adjustable.
Steve in Scotland.
Stevie D they are pretty great!
I had a slim that just came in that didn't have the 1/4 turn. Not because of tolerances. But because it was locked up inside.
Filling dawn in the hole in the top and soaking in hot soapy water did fix it.
Then ran it through ultrasonic once I got it freed and all the gunk came out.
Finished with repainting the numbers (80% of the time paint on numbers is gone after ultrasonic) and some mineral oil in the bottom hole and she's like new. Well almost. She's a little wiggly everywhere but for all intents and purposes she's good to go and shaves great!!!
I got a slim and I love it.
Another interesting fact is that the Fatboy originally came with Gillette Blue blades but later on it came with Super Blue Blades sometime in 1960. Similar thing went with the Slim which originally came with Super Blue blades but were replaced with Stainless blades in 1964. The Super Adjustable also initially came with Stainless blades, but later on in 1969 or 1970 were replaced by Platinum Plus which were default blades with the Black Beauty for more years to come.
GoldenSteelTV great info thx!
Hey Matt, saving up for one of your fixed up fat boys. Can't wait to have one.
Keep up the good work! Take care.
Allan M did you ever pull the trigger and get a ReVamped FatBoy?
💈😁✌️💈
My favorite razors. I cycle the slim, fatboy, and the super adjustable for my shaves.
BEST.VIDEO.EVER. thank you, Matt
Luca Noris we wanted a video they covered them all - researching this required us looking at 5 different websites along with materials acquired from P&G in person. Now it's as easy for someone just to watch this video and know what we know!
Appreciate your work and effort, Matt. Hopefully, I will call in your shop in the near future
Hi Matt, nice review. Black beauty is probably my favorite vintage Gillette- good grip, great balance, close shaves. The one I have is a late 1974 version, a bit worn out, but I like it that way, elegantly aged. I wish it could talk, I am sure it has some stories to tell. Sergei from Russia.
Fantastic video, tons of good info. I own a Fat Boy, Slim Adjustable (which has been serviced by you) and a Black Beauty. I'm always keeping my eyes peeled for a Toggle, but sadly, everybody who has one for sale knows what it's worth 🙃
I am dumbo should have kept my USMC ISSUED GILLETTE ADJUSTABLE.🥶
Like a dummy I lost mine, and did not buy new replacement.
Disposable razors cost too much, and are not any good.
Love your history lesson.
Great detail on the history of these razors.
Great video, thank you!
My pleasure!
Howdy Matt! Great overview - thanks!
Definitely going to buy one of these.... great vid.
Great Video on the Adjustable history!!! I have a Fat Boy and Slim Adjustable that are both in good condition, need to be re-plated.
Absolutely fantastic video.
Great video Matt , lot of great information about razors..Thanks 777
All that’s missing from this video is a few more air quotes lol cracking information though
Wow, just a superb video, Matt! Thank you, great job!!!
Pat Moses no problem we love sharing this razor history!
About that "last 1/4 turn" thing - I have an L4 Slim Adjustable that had a sort of "click" for the last 1/4 turn, where it would briefly be easier to torque down, then you feel it definitely stop. Then one day I dropped it on the floor, and forever after that, instead of a click it just got harder to turn. Absolutely no difference in the open/close mechanism or the shave quality though.
Thanks for doing these Matt. Good info!
great video! I just got done using my 1961 195 adjustable you guys recently tuned up. haha. you do amazing work! I have a 1980 109 I'm going to have you guys do next. look at me using all kinds of new Gillette lingo I just learned hahahahaha.
LockButcherShop thank you! Now you are in the "know"! Enjoy the shaves!
great video matt i love my gillette slim adjustable i wish gillette still made razors like these today
Joshua Mclain well if they did you wouldn't see all the other great brands we have!
that is very true the one y'all did on proaso was awesome i only have the green line the soap and aftershave splash
I have a 66 Slim Adjustable, gonna send it in for a revamp after watching this video.
Thank you , a very well researched,
and crafted video presentation.
Great video. Looking forward to receiving my slim adjustable in case with instructions I just bought from you.
I love my 1965 slim adjustable
Thanks Matt. Great information.
It'd been nice if we could get some shaving performance data of each of them too.
We have lots of other videos that cover stuff like that
Thank you Matt! Great informative video, those are some great razors for sure.
Neptune51 thanks for watching! Share with your circles
I really enjoy your videos. This video had very good informstiom. I'm glad that a store like Razor Emporium exists. Where are you located in Phoenix?
Downtown Phoenix!
Matt, love your videos, very informative and well done...! Excellent... Just bought a slim line adjustable and everything I read, it was supposed to be an improvement over the fat boy with longer handle and the more compact head for shaving under the nose etc. No wonder that is your favorite... Actually of my 10 razors, (Edwin Jagger, Merkurs, Muhles, RazoRock and various Gillette's) my favorites are the Gillette's... Hard to beat the super speeds, love the red tip, justgreat razors you can drop a blade in close the doors and your ready...! Again great video... Greg
Great video, always wondered, are you supposed to loosen the bottom knob before changing the adjustment?
It's easier on the mechanism, yes.
Good job Matt. Awesome.
Michael Welch thank you! It was a long time in the making
Great review! Thanks!
Awesome video packed full of great information, Just makes me want more razors ☺💈
Brilliant Video Well Done
Thanks Matt for the informative video. Didn't the super 109 also came in gold from 1969 to 1970 (O4 to P4)? I believe it was released around Christmas at that time much like other Aristocrat holiday models.
Pittsburgh Wetshaver007 I have a super 109 in gold
Brilliant work! Keep it up!
MisterBassBoost absolutely!
Great job. Thank you.
Just ordered a Fatboy from you guys...Super excited to receive it!
Appreciate the vlog😀
Superb Video, thanks!
Great video Matt. Still loving the revamp you did on my Fat Boy.
Jaret Hill glad we could help
Fascinating! Very informative.
One of the best videos.
Mat, That's just sick! in a cool sick way
johnrv501 the sickest ;)
Hi Matt,
Thank you for this great video.
I just bought a G3 slim. It was really "gunky" but seems to be mechanically sound. I gave it a clean up. The finish is a bit faded.
Would it be okay to shave with?
Also there is another very similar one back at the same antique shop, similarly dirty but also seems sound. Should I jump on it or are they a dime a dozen?
I also bought what appears to be a "Made in Canada" Gillette New.
~Shane
Sounds like the Fatboy was their most robust model and they progressively became cheaper with each new iteration (brass replaced by aluminum and aluminum later replaced by plastic, etc.). No wonder the Fatboy is held in such high regard. I think I need one.
I almost got one in perfect condition for $48 on eBay. Then it got sniped for $58 in the last 10 seconds of the bid.
I think people have computer programs that snipe eBay bids…and that shouldn’t be allowed. Makes using eBay worthless.
@@GilaMonster971If you can’t beat them, join them. Gixen is the one I use!
Attaboy. I like traditional stuff.
Barbershop and men's grooming gear.
Razors, shaving brushes, strops of all types. Etc.
Matt what’s your favorite out of the Gillette adjustables
Fatboy or slim
I love shaving and I shave with pleasure but sometimes I think it's a weird hobby.
I, myself, dont consider the actual shave as hobby but the collecting of gear from the past.
Quite good video, awesome!
My parents have that same painting that is behind you, I’ve never seen it anywhere else. They have had it, I’m guessing 50years. do you know anything about it?
I was curious myself, so I figured out the signature and found it. It's called Cityscape by Lee Reynolds.
Daryl liggins. -talk about good RUclips Detective Work! 🕵️♂️
What about the weird blade lock systems like the diamond ones, I remember a video you said something about it then I happened to get one now I can’t find the video!
Outstanding!
I've just bought a 1969 O4 date code super adjustable 84 is it more reliable and less problems than the 109??
Great video!