My pops actually did. He gave me a murker short and a pack of feathers. Man.. I cut myself bad but learned and using it for years and years. Never looked back. Actually geofatboy was my teacher.
I started shaving in 1989. My dad's medicine cabinet had the yellow barbasol. Sometimes he had a green or purple can. Always used barbasol. I seen a teal Gillette foamy can once. He had a trac 2, atra plus with the knurled metal handle which I love and then he went to sensor & the excel version. From 1971-1998 2 blades was a sufficient shave. Once Gillette went 3 blades it was all downhill. I'm buying an atra off Amazon and picked up a 10 pack of atra blades at Walmart for $6 an absolute steal. My dad died in 2004 at the age of 83. When I shave I think of him
Agreed, I started with a Sensor when I was a teenager, and hated the Mach 3 when it came out so I stuck with Sensor Excels for as long as I could afford them. I mostly use safety razors now, but still keep some Trac II and Atra blades around for when I'm flying somewhere and can't have the double edge blades in my carry-on.
It's amazing just how well the Trac II works. I have one that I use occasionally with Personna blades (very inexpensive) and always like the way it handles. Forgetting that it actually has two blades I imagine it to be more like an injector razor without the risk of a nick.
Good to see this episode, I can relate to it. When I started shaving in 1968-69-ish my mother bought me a Gillette Knack kit (same as the later Slim Twist) I started shaving with that. But when I went to college in 1973 we received a gift bag from the college bookstore and in that was a free Gillette Trac II razor with a couple of refill cartridges. I don't remember if it was in a can or not, might have been. I used that Trac II for over 20 years, same handle, it never broke! I could get store brand refill cartridges until the early-mid 1990's, I think. It finally did break and I started using disposable razors. Never happy with the quality of the shave or how long the blades stayed sharp or the fact that I was throwing so much plastic in the garbage. But, that was my shaving life most of the next 30 years. Then just a couple of months ago I found sinatralennon on my RUclips page...then a bunch of other shaving RUclipsrs....and I discovered that the old double edge safety razor was still a thing!! I had no idea that you could still buy razors and blades...the idea never occurred to me...I would have thought it was just some old thing that was perfectly good in it's day but is now long gone. All that to say...that I bought a razor and blades....and had my first comfortable close shave in literally 50 years!! My Thanks to sinatralennon and a huge number of other shaving RUclipsrs!!
When I started shaving in the late '70's I used this razor as it was the de facto standard of the era. As you noted this razor was introduced in the fall of 1971 - 50 years ago this year. The one you have there is the original handle with the "slide off" removable cartridges. The full disposable version which came out a few years later was called the Good News. Every disposable since the 80's including the ones you have tried out in a few of your great "budget shave" videos are clones of the Good News. In the fall you should do a 50th anniversary Trac II shave.
I would argue that the Bic Disposable, which pre-dated the Good News razor by two years, was the de facto standard safety razor of the era. (Most men I knew over thirty- the WWII/Korea War generation-- had an electric razor). Three Bic Disposables was what we were issued in Basic (we had to buy the rest at the PX, and couldn't have double edged razors with removable blades while in Basic) and a lot of guys just kept using them forever. Eventually, since Gillette had the Selective Service contract, they began replacing Bic Disposables in Basic with Gillette Good News razors, which are now Sensor IIs. There were a lot of people using Gillette Trac IIs and the Schick equivalent in the seventies, but shave for shave, the Bics and Good News were cheaper, thus what most guys used.
Yes, you can get carts for these. I was 6 when this razor hit the market. Dad was a DE shaver. But I do remember him getting one of these. He went back & forth between the two types. But for as long as I remember, I think he used his Super Speeds about 60% of the time. My first couple of shaves when I was around 12, you know, just gooning around, was with both types. I remember the TV ads for the Trac II. It was a big deal. Like you said. Marketing magic.
Awesome video brother! I absolutely love old vintage razors, especially safety razors, there’s just something about all that history that gets me thinkin. I also love watching Steve eat those MREs (he’s a brave brave man). Thanks again for sharing and keep the videos comin!
The Trac II was NOT a disposable razor. Gillette made replacement blades for it. I know because I owned a Trac II in the 70’s. Gillette’s disposable razor was the Good News.
I remember 1971. In fact, I bought my first razor, a safety razor in 1971 with paper route money at PW Super, in San Jose, CA. I was just 12ish and I could not wait to shave even though I had nothing to shave except for maybe a peach fuzz mustache. I kept this purchase a secret. I don't remember the shave creme, but, I well remember going into my parents bathroom and shaving for the first time when nobody was around. Very exciting, then I think I had to wait a couple of weeks to shave again. No longer do I have that 1971 razor. Maybe I'll try to find one. Currently I shave with a 1956 Gillette Super Speed razor, or is it a Gillette Slim? I purchased it at a local antique store, and I must say, it looks brand-spanking new and offers such a smooth shave. I've always been a shaving nut. I have to go cold turkey to grow hair. By the way, the name SinatraLennon, I get the Sinatra part, I guess, but where does the Lennon part come in?
I’m older than you. My dad taught me to shave with a Gillette safety razor (which I kick myself in the butt for losing) in 1978 when I was 14. We still didn’t get into the disposable razor thing. By the time I graduated from HS I was using multi blades but still hated the feel of the trac II. Funny thing is my father gave me some as back ups in case we ran out of our DEs or non-disposable multi-blades. I still have a small bag of about 10. They all have gone pretty dull even unused (I’ve tried one or two).
The Trac II is like a nice compromise between safety razors and modern cartridge crap because you still have complete control over pressure and angle. The Atra and Sensor took away a little bit of that control but are still infinitely better than the Mach 3 or Fusion for this reason, starting with the Mach 3 they dumbed things down far too much. And because you used that old military can opener I was going to tell you about the RUclipsrs that open old rations, but I guess you've already seen them :)
In 1971 i was 8 years old, but this razor remember me my SCHICK razor that i use as first razor with 2 blades cartridge and that i use sometimes now...memories of youth...Bye bye Bob...
Nice to have you back!. Thanks for the video. I think that is awesome ! Not a fan of cartridge/disposable razors but like you said the fact that its the first one and it was still sealed shut is so cool !
Greetings from Germany. Great video, like everytime. BUT the first cartridge was the the Wilkinson T70 in the US knowen as the Wilkinson Bonded. They send it also in canes to the people to test it! Stay healthy and save! Looking forward to your next video!
My father started shaving with the gilette g2 somewhere between 1974 and '76 i started in about 1983 and they just ripped the beard off until until i started i got the gilette swivil head in about 195/6 very good little razor instead of the mach3 which is good enough the swivvil head was my best razor until i started shaving with my old dad's safety razor.
I remember my dad always used to use the Wilkinson Sword one blade razor not the Disposable but just a regular one with refills I started to use that when I started shaving then I moved to the Gillette Trac II
You should review an Equate (Walmart) Twin Blade Plus disposable razor which costs 88 cents for a pack of five, just to see the absolute short end of the stick when it comes to modern shaving.
I love vintage shaving stuff!!! This was a very cool find! Would be cool to contact Gilette and try looking into the history of that particular razor..... Where it went originally...... very cool! There might be serial number somewhere.
I remember that can. I am 65 and up until 72 I used an electric since that was what my father used. Switched to the trac two in 72. Went back and forth between disposal and electric since then. Cartridge always gave me a better shave but always seemed expensive. Switched to DE after seeing your video and others. I have never had a closer shave than with DE and you cant beat the price of those blades. I enjoy shaving for the first time. Thanks.
I love this video I can't get over that it was sealed all that time amazing wish I'd found one, I still have my G2 handle from over 10 year's ago until they were discontinued was able to buy replacement cartridge on eBay for a while but not anymore I think I'll have another look after your video.
@@Tristin471 Yep, it is the same. The blades are also still produced in Poland/Germany (mostly from Poland but the steel itself comes often from Germany) for a relatively low cost.
When Bic came out with the single blade disposables in the mid 70's, Gillette started selling the disposable blue "Good News" which is still around. Apparently the blades were the same as the Trac II cartridge but they were cheaper.
@@TheHighfeilds The original Good News came out in 1976 according to wikipedia. I believe the Blue 2 and Prestobarba were names used in other countries. Pivoting heads and lube strips were added to later versions.
Great video brilliant that u found that sealed in UK we had this razor but it was called the G2 it was always my favourite used it for years as the G2 plus but now sadly there no longer available I hate modern multiple blade cartridge razors horrible and there so expensive, IV just ordered a safety razor to try it been using bic for a while so thought I'd try something of quality for a change I'll update u on how I get on keep doing your videos love them.
I use the Sensor Excel too - it's excellent. An absolutely BBS shave in about 6 minutes. It's so safe that I've recently started using it in the car with minimal lubrication - the electric shaver is now in a drawer. I hope they keep supplying this razor.
Started my wet shaving career with an old Gillette contour my dad gave me, graduated to the safety razor and Im NEVER going back. Before wet shaving I used to use an electric for about five years, but it really didn't give me a clean shave and often caused ingrowns
@@SinatraLennon I have a two dollar safety razor called a lion safety razor made here in South Africa, it's a bit on the agressive side, eventually I'll import one from West coast shaving, but until then im buying 3 more lions to use for spares, because I don't know how much longer I'll still be able to find safety razors here
Right now I use a Gillette fusion 5 with barbrasol i like it but it clogs easy because of your videos I'm going to try shaving with a safety razor at some point
That’s great! You’re right. Those cartridge razors clog up too easily. I hope that you enjoy shaving with a safety razor. Please let me know what your experience is like once you try it out!
I get horrible razor burn from safety razors, so now I use the gillette Atra for daily shaving, and only use safety razors for a 1 week beard or more since they seem to give me a soothing shave when I have about a weeks worth of hair, but sting and pull like crazy before that
This is my travel razor. I wouldn’t even trust airlines with my Merkur 34C and I rarely check bags. You should have kept it in the can and used a run-of-the-mill Trac II. The important difference between Gillette and drugs: using the Trac II would leave you looking like Jared Leto!
After watching just a few of your videos, I ended up buying the Crusader from Vikings Blade. I like how it's adjustable and has a comb and flat side. My Gillette Fusion 5 blade razor always gets caught, and having to shave my neck in 4 different directions against the grains is not friendly to my skin. I then have to keep them unclogged.
@@SinatraLennon I got the razor with Vikings' semi-aggressive blades. Didn't want to go too mild. My shave came out smooth, but I applied too much pressure to my neck and nicked it pretty badly lol. It's something to learn for right now but I like it. What sets apart the Crusader razor is that it doesn't use numbers for adjustment. From what I learned, you have to learn how to turn it a quarter turn and 1/8 a turn to make your own settings. It's unique in its own way. Maybe one day you can make a video with it.
Speaking of the Gillette Trac 2 Me I bought a vintage Schick Super 2 Paul Revere Sterling silver edition on eBay it came today And as you know Schick Super 2 is just Like a Gillette Trac 2 my vintage Schick Super 2 Paul Revere Sterling silver edition came with refills Schick Super 2 adjustable and I like that blade refill of Schick Super 2 adjustable because on that blade's of Schick Super 2 adjustable you could adjust it to your face comfort I know you Like The grungy style I don't know if I spelled grungy The right way plus I bought them brand new on eBay
Dude you need to switch to crack lite. In 1971 I was 16 years old. Hell we my have gotten one in the mail then, sort of like the America online CD in the 80's One of my fondest memories of my grandfather was (when I a boy)when I would watch him shave and being that boy said I couldn't wait to be able to start shaving. And one morning I told him that. He just looked at me and said, someday Rob you will hate it,to that I replied, no way grandpa shaving was way to cool to ever hate. I don't thing that started the demise of the safety razor was the cartridge razor. Think about it same style / shape of handle. Less one major safety issue. the handling of the used blades. Was that Wilkerson swords invention? I think the other issue is the safety razor blades being so so sharp. and crewing up your face of a teenage boy, and grown men also. I gave up on finding a safety or cartridge razor after the Track II got a foot hold. I just thought the had gone the way of the dinosaur. Then the cost of them was driving me crazy. Forcing me to electric razors and disposable razors. But I was a fan of shaving brushes and soap. Then and add popped up on RUclips for a Henson Razor. Really great shave I mean really good shave. I have a new bagger brush and marble soap bowl in route. Time to love shaving again. Grandpa was right sort of.
Funny thing about Barbasol; when I saw that can for the first time in Jurassic Park (the prop that is used to hide the stolen DNA samples in); I just assumed it was a fictional brand because I have never seen it IRL and it looked rather cartoonish to me since it's an aesthetic that is not common here in Norway. I don't think they are sold here much if at all; so it wasn't until a few years ago (or 10 years, I dunno; time flies when you're 40+) when I saw someone on RUclips trying to recreate the prop from Jurassic Park and he commented that the current design of the Barbasol didn't match so he had to create his own; and that's when I realised it was a real brand.
It’s not that I’m a shaving soap snob. In fact I just use Palmolive and Aqua Velva every day. It’s that Barbasol is not slick at all in my opinion and gets dry way too fast. Like shaving with toothpaste.
Exactly. What works for one man doesn’t for another. I always say to shave with what works for you. I need to try some Aqua Velva aftershave. Old school.
Great video! I think the cartridge razor is actually technically superior to a DE, but unfortunately I also believe they're ripping us off, and they've gone way overboard with the number of blades. I use the Sensor Excel for my daily BBS shaves, and would only reach for a DE (or straight) to remove a lot of growth. With the cartridge, my shaves are super quick, and weeper & nick free. (unless I'm REALLY careless). I hope Gillette keep making the Sensor twin blades - I feel no need whatsoever for any more blades.
I cant get a bbs with any cartridge, safety razors will though, with that said the trac 2 gives me a decent shave and when i dont want to take the extra couple of minutes i use the trac 2. I think they both have pro's and cons. If i use a mach 3 or fusion my face hurts and i get pretty bad razor bumps so i usually just stick to my trac 2 or bic metal disposables when im not using my tech.
Shaving is such a different experience from person to person. I notice it every time someone mentions price. I realzie for some people this is the main reason they go for DE. For me, it's just a nice bonus. If using a DE was twice as much as a cartridge razor, I'd probably still use one because cartridge razors leave my face feeling like hamburger.
@doctordonuthin sorry for the late reply - only just now noticed it. The Gillette Sensor remained absolutely fine, HOWEVER ..... drum roll......I've been using a DE now for a long time! 😀 There's a few reasons - running cost, ease of cleaning, and also I kind of feel a sense of achievement. I do get slightly more weepers than a cartridge. It took me a while to perfect my technique - especially doing lateral strokes under my chin & jaw, where it is extremely easy to cause weepers. The key, for me, is to use VERY light pressure, and multiple strokes over each area. I can do the strokes quickly, but they have to be light. That, combined with skill at stretching and exposing the bristles to the maximum extent possible. I'm using a mild razor (that cheap Chinese one, who's name escapes me atm), and Astra SP blades. It's all working very well indeed. I even use a DE in the car, with minimal lubrication - that's working well too. (I'm a chauffeur, so I have very long days, and like to stay very clean shaven) Edit: another thing that helped me - I hold the razor very loosely, and let it glide, and kind of bounce around a bit, so that when it encounters resistance, it kind of bounces over it, reducing the risk of causing a weeper. It took me a while to realise that even though extremely light strokes feel like they are doing nothing, they do actually do quite a lot, but yes, definitely multiple strokes over each area. Edit 2: it's the Weishi razor that I'm using. A guy on YT said that he thought that the gold/brass ones might be made a bit better than the silver coloured ones, so that's the colour I bought. I'm no expert, but it seems absolutely fine.
Hi.. Sinatra L Just love your videos.. I have a proposal.. why not test shaving oil vs ordination shaving cream. Best regrards. Henrik Pedersen (Denmark)
I think the more blades you add, it actually makes the razor less effective somehow. Because I notice those "cheap" razors that look like this actually cut more sharper than than a new blade. So maybe more blades is worse.
maybe two blades are fine, but at some points it's probably just a gimmick force you apply are probably spread among each blades, so 1 blade probably has more pressure applied compared to a 3 bladed razor. i didn't really do well in physics class though.
Whoa... lol Was the cartridge removable? Or did you just "break" it loose when you dropped it? :P(I'm kidding!, Personna still makes Carts for the TRAC 2) I just got a hold of a Sensor Excel, I now understand WHY people liked it so much over the Mach3-Fusion etc etc etc. Even the Dorco Comfort Thin is nice. guessing because those Carts have the Open back to easy rinse as well. Nice vid as usual!
I think double blade was a great invention. Great shave, faster then double edge, no nick. Any more then 3 blades isjust a gimmick. You can buy personnar refills cheap. 100 for $20
Because of you I started shaving with a saftey razor. Having tried it I'll never go back to cartridges razors.
That’s very cool. Glad I could pass on a good thing.
How do you get the hair right under your nose with a safety rasor though?😅
@@advenom8785 While shaving, open you mouth to stretch your mustache area out
My pops actually did. He gave me a murker short and a pack of feathers. Man.. I cut myself bad but learned and using it for years and years. Never looked back. Actually geofatboy was my teacher.
@@CivicGuy2005 mustache is always the pain. Especially with my muhle open comb.
Something hypnotizing about your videos man...I've been binge watching a tonne lol
His voice.
His personality.
He isn't the typical country guy I guess 🤠 that's what sets him apart from the others 🙂
I started shaving in 1989. My dad's medicine cabinet had the yellow barbasol. Sometimes he had a green or purple can. Always used barbasol. I seen a teal Gillette foamy can once. He had a trac 2, atra plus with the knurled metal handle which I love and then he went to sensor & the excel version. From 1971-1998 2 blades was a sufficient shave. Once Gillette went 3 blades it was all downhill. I'm buying an atra off Amazon and picked up a 10 pack of atra blades at Walmart for $6 an absolute steal. My dad died in 2004 at the age of 83. When I shave I think of him
Agreed, I started with a Sensor when I was a teenager, and hated the Mach 3 when it came out so I stuck with Sensor Excels for as long as I could afford them. I mostly use safety razors now, but still keep some Trac II and Atra blades around for when I'm flying somewhere and can't have the double edge blades in my carry-on.
It's amazing just how well the Trac II works. I have one that I use occasionally with Personna blades (very inexpensive) and always like the way it handles. Forgetting that it actually has two blades I imagine it to be more like an injector razor without the risk of a nick.
Good to see this episode, I can relate to it. When I started shaving in 1968-69-ish my mother bought me a Gillette Knack kit (same as the later Slim Twist) I started shaving with that. But when I went to college in 1973 we received a gift bag from the college bookstore and in that was a free Gillette Trac II razor with a couple of refill cartridges. I don't remember if it was in a can or not, might have been. I used that Trac II for over 20 years, same handle, it never broke! I could get store brand refill cartridges until the early-mid 1990's, I think. It finally did break and I started using disposable razors. Never happy with the quality of the shave or how long the blades stayed sharp or the fact that I was throwing so much plastic in the garbage. But, that was my shaving life most of the next 30 years. Then just a couple of months ago I found sinatralennon on my RUclips page...then a bunch of other shaving RUclipsrs....and I discovered that the old double edge safety razor was still a thing!! I had no idea that you could still buy razors and blades...the idea never occurred to me...I would have thought it was just some old thing that was perfectly good in it's day but is now long gone. All that to say...that I bought a razor and blades....and had my first comfortable close shave in literally 50 years!! My Thanks to sinatralennon and a huge number of other shaving RUclipsrs!!
It’s crazy isn’t?! I never thought about safety razors either before I picked one up. Happy shaving!
Of course i remember 1971...I was drafted into the Army.
When I started shaving in the late '70's I used this razor as it was the de facto standard of the era. As you noted this razor was introduced in the fall of 1971 - 50 years ago this year. The one you have there is the original handle with the "slide off" removable cartridges. The full disposable version which came out a few years later was called the Good News. Every disposable since the 80's including the ones you have tried out in a few of your great "budget shave" videos are clones of the Good News. In the fall you should do a 50th anniversary Trac II shave.
I’m pretty sure that my father still shaves with Good News razors.
I still occassionally use a Good News razor (they call them Sensor2 now, but they are still the same razor).
I would argue that the Bic Disposable, which pre-dated the Good News razor by two years, was the de facto standard safety razor of the era. (Most men I knew over thirty- the WWII/Korea War generation-- had an electric razor). Three Bic Disposables was what we were issued in Basic (we had to buy the rest at the PX, and couldn't have double edged razors with removable blades while in Basic) and a lot of guys just kept using them forever. Eventually, since Gillette had the Selective Service contract, they began replacing Bic Disposables in Basic with Gillette Good News razors, which are now Sensor IIs.
There were a lot of people using Gillette Trac IIs and the Schick equivalent in the seventies, but shave for shave, the Bics and Good News were cheaper, thus what most guys used.
Yes, you can get carts for these. I was 6 when this razor hit the market. Dad was a DE shaver. But I do remember him getting one of these. He went back & forth between the two types. But for as long as I remember, I think he used his Super Speeds about 60% of the time. My first couple of shaves when I was around 12, you know, just gooning around, was with both types. I remember the TV ads for the Trac II. It was a big deal. Like you said. Marketing magic.
😂 I love family reunions.... brings tears to the eyes!
Awesome video brother! I absolutely love old vintage razors, especially safety razors, there’s just something about all that history that gets me thinkin. I also love watching Steve eat those MREs (he’s a brave brave man). Thanks again for sharing and keep the videos comin!
I was waiting for that nice hiss when he popped the can open holding the razor.
Wow 😮 that’s when I was born so it’s 47 years old lol 😂 like me lol
Cool vid, I believe the pivoting head came in 77 with the Atra still have the Atra I bought from that year at the advanced age of 17.
I usually use a safety razor but when im short on time or flying i use a trac 2, 2 blades shave better then 5 for me
8:55 best actuation ever!
The Trac II was NOT a disposable razor. Gillette made replacement blades for it. I know because I owned a Trac II in the 70’s. Gillette’s disposable razor was the Good News.
4:00 No hiss :(
Exactly! Great comment.
Nice!
Alright let's get this out onto a tray....nice
Love steve
I was thinking the same thing lol
A razor in a can from the 70s, truly amazing! And I think you can still buy the heads. Be nice to see a comparison.
I’ll look into it.
I remember 1971. In fact, I bought my first razor, a safety razor in 1971 with paper route money at PW Super, in San Jose, CA. I was just 12ish and I could not wait to shave even though I had nothing to shave except for maybe a peach fuzz mustache. I kept this purchase a secret. I don't remember the shave creme, but, I well remember going into my parents bathroom and shaving for the first time when nobody was around. Very exciting, then I think I had to wait a couple of weeks to shave again. No longer do I have that 1971 razor. Maybe I'll try to find one. Currently I shave with a 1956 Gillette Super Speed razor, or is it a Gillette Slim? I purchased it at a local antique store, and I must say, it looks brand-spanking new and offers such a smooth shave. I've always been a shaving nut. I have to go cold turkey to grow hair.
By the way, the name SinatraLennon, I get the Sinatra part, I guess, but where does the Lennon part come in?
Who remembers the Slot in the Medicine Cabinet for disposable Razors Blades?
I’m older than you. My dad taught me to shave with a Gillette safety razor (which I kick myself in the butt for losing) in 1978 when I was 14. We still didn’t get into the disposable razor thing. By the time I graduated from HS I was using multi blades but still hated the feel of the trac II. Funny thing is my father gave me some as back ups in case we ran out of our DEs or non-disposable multi-blades. I still have a small bag of about 10. They all have gone pretty dull even unused (I’ve tried one or two).
This was the very first video I ever watched of yours and what made me a fan!
Great video! I’m with you on how you like to find untouched things. That was a fun video!
The Trac II is like a nice compromise between safety razors and modern cartridge crap because you still have complete control over pressure and angle. The Atra and Sensor took away a little bit of that control but are still infinitely better than the Mach 3 or Fusion for this reason, starting with the Mach 3 they dumbed things down far too much. And because you used that old military can opener I was going to tell you about the RUclipsrs that open old rations, but I guess you've already seen them :)
In 1971 i was 8 years old, but this razor remember me my SCHICK razor that i use as first razor with 2 blades cartridge and that i use sometimes now...memories of youth...Bye bye Bob...
On ebay and amazon you can buy a 100 pack of personna twin pivot plus cartridges for 10-15 bucks. They'll fit a trac 2
They will but there no good no were near as good as originally Gillette they clog and skin drag.
I'm mid-72 vintage myself. Weird to think that razor's been stuck in a can since before I was born 😯.
Nice to have you back!. Thanks for the video. I think that is awesome ! Not a fan of cartridge/disposable razors but like you said the fact that its the first one and it was still sealed shut is so cool !
Greetings from Germany.
Great video, like everytime. BUT the first cartridge was the the Wilkinson T70 in the US knowen as the Wilkinson Bonded. They send it also in canes to the people to test it! Stay healthy and save! Looking forward to your next video!
Hi great video, I remember my dad using a Gillette tarc 2 in the 90's! Seeing the video I'm going to buy one now!
"don't rub your face!"
what, but it's so smooth
My father started shaving with the gilette g2 somewhere between 1974 and '76 i started in about 1983 and they just ripped the beard off until until i started i got the gilette swivil head in about 195/6 very good little razor instead of the mach3 which is good enough the swivvil head was my best razor until i started shaving with my old dad's safety razor.
I remember my dad always used to use the Wilkinson Sword one blade razor not the Disposable but just a regular one with refills I started to use that when I started shaving then I moved to the Gillette Trac II
Just shaved with the Trac Plus. With the right prep. i. e. without canned foam, I get great shaves.
My great grandmother gave me an old spice handle version of he trac 2 which I can't seem to find anywhere else, it had never even been used
The lighting is beautiful in this vid
I agree! It’s the skylight above me in the bathroom.
Cool video! Digging the robe.
It's an old one I've had since the mid 1980's. Should I get rid of it? Probably. Am I going to? Heck no!
Saturday night live did the 3 blade razor back in 1975/6 season. The 76 blade razor you mentioned was lampooned in Mad Magazine.
Love that can opener
That bathrobe is awesome. You look like a Jedi master.
Hey fun fact when watching the return postage is 20 mins from where I live. It wild seeing something that along with postage near my home.
I like the background music. Your videos are very entertaining. Keep up the good work! 👍
You should review an Equate (Walmart) Twin Blade Plus disposable razor which costs 88 cents for a pack of five, just to see the absolute short end of the stick when it comes to modern shaving.
Great idea! Rockwell razor? A hundred bucks. Equate 5 pack? Mere pennies. I’m gonna do that!
I love vintage shaving stuff!!! This was a very cool find! Would be cool to contact Gilette and try looking into the history of that particular razor..... Where it went originally...... very cool! There might be serial number somewhere.
We got my dad an early Trac 2 when they first came out but it wasn't disposable.
I remember that can. I am 65 and up until 72 I used an electric since that was what my father used. Switched to the trac two in 72. Went back and forth between disposal and electric since then. Cartridge always gave me a better shave but always seemed expensive. Switched to DE after seeing your video and others. I have never had a closer shave than with DE and you cant beat the price of those blades. I enjoy shaving for the first time.
Thanks.
Isn’t it crazy how just changing the tools you use can make an experience like shaving less of a chore and more of a joy.
Excellent video as always!
Thanks!
Very cool with the time capsule. I like that stuff too. Humorous as well! Nice job!
Great adlib with the zoomer razer puppet and boomer razor puppet. That would make a great t-shirt. I needed that laugh :)
Hilarious Billy Madison moment @8:50. As for the razor, I can really dig it, man.
dude... that's such a nice picutre of people inside, what a time it was...
You can still find Trac II blades at most grocery and drug stores.
I've been using the Gillette atra Plus for I don't know how long the refills are kind of expensive there almost $22 but it gives me a good shave
I love this video I can't get over that it was sealed all that time amazing wish I'd found one, I still have my G2 handle from over 10 year's ago until they were discontinued was able to buy replacement cartridge on eBay for a while but not anymore I think I'll have another look after your video.
I think trac ii blades fit on the g2
@@Tristin471 Yep, it is the same. The blades are also still produced in Poland/Germany (mostly from Poland but the steel itself comes often from Germany) for a relatively low cost.
The best shaving videos hands down. You should make some 501st videos too!
Maybe shave with the stormtrooper armor on?
SinatraLennon Haha. Yess! That would be epic. Not sure that would work with your helmet though!
When Bic came out with the single blade disposables in the mid 70's, Gillette started selling the disposable blue "Good News" which is still around. Apparently the blades were the same as the Trac II cartridge but they were cheaper.
@@TheHighfeilds The original Good News came out in 1976 according to wikipedia. I believe the Blue 2 and Prestobarba were names used in other countries. Pivoting heads and lube strips were added to later versions.
Great video brilliant that u found that sealed in UK we had this razor but it was called the G2 it was always my favourite used it for years as the G2 plus but now sadly there no longer available I hate modern multiple blade cartridge razors horrible and there so expensive, IV just ordered a safety razor to try it been using bic for a while so thought I'd try something of quality for a change I'll update u on how I get on keep doing your videos love them.
Still sold in India! Remarketed as the Presto
You should try the Gillette Sensor Excel next I have one and it’s a very comfortable shave. I love it
Hmmm, maybe so...
SinatraLennon
Hmmm, I would hope so lol
I use the Sensor Excel too - it's excellent. An absolutely BBS shave in about 6 minutes. It's so safe that I've recently started using it in the car with minimal lubrication - the electric shaver is now in a drawer. I hope they keep supplying this razor.
It was Mad TV that did the commercial parody--The Spishak Mach20 Razor.
Started my wet shaving career with an old Gillette contour my dad gave me, graduated to the safety razor and Im NEVER going back. Before wet shaving I used to use an electric for about five years, but it really didn't give me a clean shave and often caused ingrowns
Yeah, electric razors can never get you as close a shave as real razors. Wet shaving can’t be beat!
@@SinatraLennon I have a two dollar safety razor called a lion safety razor made here in South Africa, it's a bit on the agressive side, eventually I'll import one from West coast shaving, but until then im buying 3 more lions to use for spares, because I don't know how much longer I'll still be able to find safety razors here
Right now I use a Gillette fusion 5 with barbrasol i like it but it clogs easy because of your videos I'm going to try shaving with a safety razor at some point
That’s great! You’re right. Those cartridge razors clog up too easily. I hope that you enjoy shaving with a safety razor. Please let me know what your experience is like once you try it out!
I get horrible razor burn from safety razors, so now I use the gillette Atra for daily shaving, and only use safety razors for a 1 week beard or more since they seem to give me a soothing shave when I have about a weeks worth of hair, but sting and pull like crazy before that
Which is exactly as I always say, ‘Do what works for you and don’t let anyone tell you it’s wrong.’
Have you tried milder blades
I'm early this time. What a great video😊! You made me love those vintage safety razors!
Glad you like 'em. I'm kinda partial to them, too.
I think I saw the Trac ii from a bathroom scene in Top Gun (1986).
This is my travel razor. I wouldn’t even trust airlines with my Merkur 34C and I rarely check bags. You should have kept it in the can and used a run-of-the-mill Trac II.
The important difference between Gillette and drugs: using the Trac II would leave you looking like Jared Leto!
I can't believe you gave steve shoutout I have been a subscriber of his for a long time
He’s great, isn’t he?! Love his channel.
After watching just a few of your videos, I ended up buying the Crusader from Vikings Blade. I like how it's adjustable and has a comb and flat side. My Gillette Fusion 5 blade razor always gets caught, and having to shave my neck in 4 different directions against the grains is not friendly to my skin. I then have to keep them unclogged.
A comb and a flat blade? That’s a great idea. Let me know how your new shaving experience is!
@@SinatraLennon I got the razor with Vikings' semi-aggressive blades. Didn't want to go too mild. My shave came out smooth, but I applied too much pressure to my neck and nicked it pretty badly lol. It's something to learn for right now but I like it. What sets apart the Crusader razor is that it doesn't use numbers for adjustment. From what I learned, you have to learn how to turn it a quarter turn and 1/8 a turn to make your own settings. It's unique in its own way. Maybe one day you can make a video with it.
"Do you have Gillette Trac II in a can?" yes "WELL YOU BETTER LET HIM OUT!"
Ha!
Speaking of the Gillette Trac 2 Me I bought a vintage Schick Super 2 Paul Revere Sterling silver edition on eBay it came today And as you know Schick Super 2 is just Like a Gillette Trac 2 my vintage Schick Super 2 Paul Revere Sterling silver edition came with refills Schick Super 2 adjustable and I like that blade refill of Schick Super 2 adjustable because on that blade's of Schick Super 2 adjustable you could adjust it to your face comfort I know you Like The grungy style I don't know if I spelled grungy The right way plus I bought them brand new on eBay
What I don’t understand is you can find cartridges for the track 2 everywhere but you cannot buy a razor for it….
I just watched breaking bad!! what a coincident. And I am watching better call soul. Just took a break to watch you.
This same razor is available in India known as Gillette presto in blue colour, also disposable but no can or papers. But price it asks for is ₹20 .
awesome vid sinatra!
Dude you need to switch to crack lite. In 1971 I was 16 years old. Hell we my have gotten one in the mail then, sort of like the America online CD in the 80's One of my fondest memories of my grandfather was (when I a boy)when I would watch him shave and being that boy said I couldn't wait to be able to start shaving. And one morning I told him that. He just looked at me and said, someday Rob you will hate it,to that I replied, no way grandpa shaving was way to cool to ever hate. I don't thing that started the demise of the safety razor was the cartridge razor. Think about it same style / shape of handle. Less one major safety issue. the handling of the used blades. Was that Wilkerson swords invention? I think the other issue is the safety razor blades being so so sharp. and crewing up your face of a teenage boy, and grown men also. I gave up on finding a safety or cartridge razor after the Track II got a foot hold. I just thought the had gone the way of the dinosaur. Then the cost of them was driving me crazy. Forcing me to electric razors and disposable razors. But I was a fan of shaving brushes and soap. Then and add popped up on RUclips for a Henson Razor. Really great shave I mean really good shave. I have a new bagger brush and marble soap bowl in route. Time to love shaving again. Grandpa was right sort of.
Haha! Bob Odenkirk. I never made the connection. 😂
Why do you give me a Tim Allen feel!!
If you still have the coupon I think you should try to mail it in anyway. Someone might get a kick out of it and send something back.
Mr Sinatra the non Frank type LOL you bought an old Trac II razor and you did it your way
Awesome job bro
Too bad there's no replacement cartridge with eight blades...you'd then have an 8-Trac.
Wow, I was 10 years old when that razor was out.
Yes, you can still get replacement cartridges on eBay. PS - I could swear that Ethel Mertz wore that same bathrobe on I Love Lucy ( 😁 )
Hey!! Yeah. It’s an old, old robe.
Sinatra Lennon I have one question for you have you ever heard of The vintage Schick© Super 2 adjustable Refill Blade's they also fit on your Trac 2 especially since you Have The Gillette Trac 2 demonstrator razor
Good video, interesting to open a time capsule like that. I know the Gillette Techmatic came before the TrackII.
Keep watching my channel for a Techmatic shave coming soon!
SinatraLennon cool. I have used one also. 👍😀
Funny thing about Barbasol; when I saw that can for the first time in Jurassic Park (the prop that is used to hide the stolen DNA samples in); I just assumed it was a fictional brand because I have never seen it IRL and it looked rather cartoonish to me since it's an aesthetic that is not common here in Norway. I don't think they are sold here much if at all; so it wasn't until a few years ago (or 10 years, I dunno; time flies when you're 40+) when I saw someone on RUclips trying to recreate the prop from Jurassic Park and he commented that the current design of the Barbasol didn't match so he had to create his own; and that's when I realised it was a real brand.
8:59 no, it’s grand grand son would be the Fusion pro glide 🤣🤣🤣
Pretty good.
It’s not that I’m a shaving soap snob. In fact I just use Palmolive and Aqua Velva every day. It’s that Barbasol is not slick at all in my opinion and gets dry way too fast. Like shaving with toothpaste.
Exactly. What works for one man doesn’t for another. I always say to shave with what works for you. I need to try some Aqua Velva aftershave. Old school.
Great video! I think the cartridge razor is actually technically superior to a DE, but unfortunately I also believe they're ripping us off, and they've gone way overboard with the number of blades. I use the Sensor Excel for my daily BBS shaves, and would only reach for a DE (or straight) to remove a lot of growth. With the cartridge, my shaves are super quick, and weeper & nick free. (unless I'm REALLY careless). I hope Gillette keep making the Sensor twin blades - I feel no need whatsoever for any more blades.
I cant get a bbs with any cartridge, safety razors will though, with that said the trac 2 gives me a decent shave and when i dont want to take the extra couple of minutes i use the trac 2. I think they both have pro's and cons. If i use a mach 3 or fusion my face hurts and i get pretty bad razor bumps so i usually just stick to my trac 2 or bic metal disposables when im not using my tech.
Shaving is such a different experience from person to person. I notice it every time someone mentions price. I realzie for some people this is the main reason they go for DE. For me, it's just a nice bonus. If using a DE was twice as much as a cartridge razor, I'd probably still use one because cartridge razors leave my face feeling like hamburger.
@doctordonuthin sorry for the late reply - only just now noticed it. The Gillette Sensor remained absolutely fine, HOWEVER ..... drum roll......I've been using a DE now for a long time! 😀 There's a few reasons - running cost, ease of cleaning, and also I kind of feel a sense of achievement. I do get slightly more weepers than a cartridge. It took me a while to perfect my technique - especially doing lateral strokes under my chin & jaw, where it is extremely easy to cause weepers. The key, for me, is to use VERY light pressure, and multiple strokes over each area. I can do the strokes quickly, but they have to be light. That, combined with skill at stretching and exposing the bristles to the maximum extent possible. I'm using a mild razor (that cheap Chinese one, who's name escapes me atm), and Astra SP blades. It's all working very well indeed. I even use a DE in the car, with minimal lubrication - that's working well too. (I'm a chauffeur, so I have very long days, and like to stay very clean shaven)
Edit: another thing that helped me - I hold the razor very loosely, and let it glide, and kind of bounce around a bit, so that when it encounters resistance, it kind of bounces over it, reducing the risk of causing a weeper. It took me a while to realise that even though extremely light strokes feel like they are doing nothing, they do actually do quite a lot, but yes, definitely multiple strokes over each area.
Edit 2: it's the Weishi razor that I'm using. A guy on YT said that he thought that the gold/brass ones might be made a bit better than the silver coloured ones, so that's the colour I bought. I'm no expert, but it seems absolutely fine.
I have a p51 on my key chain just in case I need a can opener lol
Hi.. Sinatra L Just love your videos.. I have a proposal.. why not test shaving oil vs ordination shaving cream.
Best regrards. Henrik Pedersen (Denmark)
I think the more blades you add, it actually makes the razor less effective somehow. Because I notice those "cheap" razors that look like this actually cut more sharper than than a new blade. So maybe more blades is worse.
maybe two blades are fine, but at some points it's probably just a gimmick
force you apply are probably spread among each blades, so 1 blade probably has more pressure applied compared to a 3 bladed razor. i didn't really do well in physics class though.
The things I don’t like is that I don’t like using the disposable razors the cheaper ones
More shaving videos plz
Will do!
Wow nice so nice thanks for sharing
Whoa... lol Was the cartridge removable? Or did you just "break" it loose when you dropped it? :P(I'm kidding!, Personna still makes Carts for the TRAC 2) I just got a hold of a Sensor Excel, I now understand WHY people liked it so much over the Mach3-Fusion etc etc etc. Even the Dorco Comfort Thin is nice. guessing because those Carts have the Open back to easy rinse as well. Nice vid as usual!
I have one of these and not really a fan of it. The blades are so aggressive on it makes my face burn and cuts me easy
I think double blade was a great invention. Great shave, faster then double edge, no nick. Any more then 3 blades isjust a gimmick. You can buy personnar refills cheap. 100 for $20
ROFL your videos are excellent.
Disposable razors were made because selling a handle as a one time payment and the cheap blades is no longer profitable
I use NIVEA GEL