Razor Archive Series: Gillette 1940's Style Super Speed Double Edge Safety Razor

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@billpotter7162 4 года назад

My everyday razor is a 40s Super Speed which my grandpa bought new. He used it until 1992 and I have used it since 1999. The perfect razor when loaded w Astra SP.

@THX-C Год назад

Rewatching this for the joy of collecting. I went down the Gillette rabbit hole: it started with the 1960s Slim Adjustable. Then there were 1959 Fatboys, the Next-Gen* Tech (ball-end), 1950s SuperSpeed (color-tips), and finally, the 1940s SuperSpeed. I even purchased a travel canister that was replated. TTO razors, especially with the notched centerpiece are reasons why I love Gillette. This truly was the best a man could get, known the world over. Even the commercials are something to behold. Props to you Matt for refurbishing these old razors and accoutrements. *nod to Star Trek

@greeneeguy 5 лет назад

I’ve probably owned a dozen Super Speed razors and still have a nice hand full. When trying to get people into DE shaving, they are my go to handoff. Easy to use, generally mid range in aggressiveness, and they are a dime a dozen, probably their greatest attribute. Thanks as always Matt 👍🏻💈

@RazorEmporium 5 лет назад

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@wis1024 3 года назад

This is what my grandfather used right up until he passed away. My uncle has it now. Growing up my grandpa was so poor he developed the ritual of stropping his de blade on his palm before and after use. I remember seeing him do it when i was young and thinking he was cleaning the blade off or something, my grandmother later told me he was honing it and could get triple the use out of the blade that way.

@JeffRydman 5 лет назад

I keep going back to that razor. Not my favorite shaver, but one of my favorite razors. If you know what I mean.

@irnbird1 5 лет назад

I can't thank you enough for these videos. Your knowledge is amazing! I look forward to the next one.

@Deadbuck73 5 лет назад

40’s super speed!!! I think they have about the same head as the 40’s Aristocrat.... Awesome shave imho!

@rayr5950 5 лет назад

Agreed, The 40’s Aristocrat. has the same head as the Super Speed but with a fatter handle and deeper knurling

@patkaczmarek7362 4 года назад

The Super Speed and Slim Adjustable are my all-time favorites. Gillette really needs to begin manufacturing their de razors again.

@MarkSzorady 5 лет назад

Very informative video!:) Amazing that these razors are still chugging along and giving folks great shaves!

@brendenbrandi Год назад

This was a great video. This helped me identify my grandpa’s razor. 1940’s Gillette Super Speed. Now i want to get it restored so i can use it. Thanks again for these videos Matt.

@Shaverboy516 5 лет назад

I love these vintage videos Matt, fun to watch the old commercials and ads that used to circulate in the ‘50:)

@13rabbit12 5 лет назад

Loved the add hadn't see that since I was a kid. Took me back.

@anthonylowder6687 2 года назад

I have a Gillette Super Speed razor from 1949 that came with a plastic red case that, according to the date code information from Razor Emporium, the case was introduced in 1949 so I'm assuming that the razor is the original one that came with case and that both were manufactured in 1949. It also has a little fold out instruction booklet with it.

@mikeh9701 5 лет назад

Hi Matt- Great video; super-informative, as always! I hope you have a great weekend ahead and all the best!

@myblueskynight 5 лет назад

Yes, for my beard the Superspeed is the most comfortable for me! I hope you do additional videos on the different Superspeed models! The 1963 for example is my favorite and daily shaver! That’s when the head did change to a lower profile, and a little milder. Also the lower head makes it easier to shave under your nose! Oh boy do I enjoy a good morning shave the way my Dad used to! Thanks and have a great weekend!👍

@jeronimomacias481 5 лет назад

One of my favorites and the first DE I ever used.

@kgrinda 5 лет назад

Another interesting and informative video. Thanks Matt.

@bigdave3847 5 лет назад

Thanks for the history lesson, Matt.

@johnwachter6975 5 лет назад

Great razor to have in your collection!

@Beamos12 5 лет назад

I love these videos! Keep them coming!

@ratchetz 5 лет назад

These vids are great, please keep them up!

@LeoDodier 5 лет назад

Always good, looking forward to the next episode!

@terrym1065 5 лет назад

Thanks Matt, nice video👍 I have a 40's Super Speed, birth year and quarter, original case and instructions with blade dispenser. One of my favorite razors, looks unused, but it has been, by me😊 That World Series edition would be a find. Enjoy!

@thevman6499 5 лет назад

Great video Matt as always. I purchased that exact complete set that you had in the cardboard box. I think it’s a nice set to have too. It was however missing the little cardboard horseshoe that held the handle, but had everything else. Mine doesn’t have the notched T-bar. Illustration on box lid actually shows you holding the blade by the ends to put it into the razor, classic. The packaging that Gillette use to use is what has always amazed me.

@johnthomas8193 5 лет назад

20k subs! Right on Matt!

@andreygrellert2027 3 года назад

I have one of these, it's a beautiful piece.

@alexarmstrong4188 4 года назад

I have a 1953 standard superspeed and it works great.

@warrenburch6545 5 лет назад

I have the 40's model. Love it .

@BillHosler 5 лет назад

It makes sense they came out immediately after the war. I wonder if the barn doors were installed on the Bombay doors on an old bomber like the B-17. In this time period I could see that being the inspiration.

@ivermec-tin666 3 года назад

Bill, there is definitely a wow factor to the TTO vs the three piece razor. IIRC, the first TTO from Gillette was the open comb Aristocrat in the early 1930's. The first TTO solid bar for the masses was the 1941 Ranger Tech, I believe. Gillette really wanted to make it easy to change blades, so as to encourage the customer to do just that. The TTO design still has a wow factor even today; and so does the B-17 bomber. Amazing machines. WW2 really interrupted Gillette's plans for marketing the Ranger Tech. They made up for lost time in 1946 by redesigning and rebranding this as the Super Speed. The name is clearly a space age aspiration.

@jonathan19947 5 лет назад

Hey Matt I have all versions of the Super Speed, amazing shaving razors with great head design.

@spikeg.jr.4893 5 лет назад

Thanks for the history Matt! I think Gillette made my favorite de razors of all time!

@packtray6569 Год назад

I have a '49, and it's what I've used forever.

@Juraberg 5 лет назад

Again, very interesting video! Thanks Matt. 👍🏼

@dylanjones7633 Год назад

I have 2 beginner safety razors, holly crap is the shave close with this super speed. A little ruff at fist but ten times closer then what I’m used too

@timshull59 5 лет назад

Nice vid Matt , the f-150 of razors perfect analogy!

@jedknouse7053 5 лет назад

Matt really likes museums and yells about them in every video ♥

@toddf9321 5 лет назад

Hi Matt! Thanks once again for the informative vintage Gillette razor series videos. I have a nice 1948/49 Super Speed in the red polystyrene case with instructions and blue blades. It isn't in mint condition, so I use it. It delivers a better than average shave in terms of comfort and closeness. BBS longevity can be measure at 12 to 15 hours depending on the blade used. My biggest issue with mine is it tends to stick rather than glide on my face. I have checked the nickle place and it seems smooth and intact. A mystery to me as it is the only razor that does this.

@MironR100 5 лет назад

Very interesting video! Thanks

@chewbacca7856 5 лет назад

You inspired me to do my own comparison. I compared my new rockwell 6 c with swiss blades to my gillette 3 blade cartridge. They were similarly as close but as you know the cartridges cost significantly more. This is my first DE. I hope to get the viking augustus for my birthday. I have an assortment of blades from amazon on the way to see if there is a difference in how blades affect my shave.

@petergomez3358 3 года назад

The super speed with an astra or feather gives a great shave.

@airdbreck 5 лет назад

Great video and yes got 59 Super Speed

@MartinOcando 5 лет назад

That's once nicely looking razor. How would you compare it in weight and performance with the standard flair tip superspeed?

@magnoliamike 3 года назад

My Rocket HD with the Red case literally just came in the mail

@roccotool 3 года назад

I suspect Gillette made the dispenser so people wouldn't cut themselves when loading a blade. Taking away that danger would increase sales.

@victormazzella5796 5 лет назад

Thanks for the video, I have one shaves nice.

@WolfRanger2008 5 лет назад

I've got one from every decade! :D But the first very one I acquired was a 1940-50s that I paid the enormous sum of $3.75. XD

@borys2767 5 лет назад

Love my super speeds

@rafaelperez1111 5 лет назад

Nice review 👍🏼😃👍🏼

@BillfromtheHills 5 лет назад

Love my late 40s SS

@thesecretfox1012 2 года назад

Can you please make a video on the Super Speed black handle?

@AndyP126 5 лет назад

Now we need a video about the Rocket.

@Enigma277 5 лет назад

There was also a black tip that seems to be like the original no-notch '41 SuperSpeed...is it out of order? Does it belong to the Blue, Red and Flare Tip? Why did the flare tip not have any color?

@weeschwee 4 года назад

How do these compare against the edwin Jagger? I've seen some of these on Etsy for around $20.

@2010stoof 3 года назад

Here is my understanding. 46-47 doesn't have notch on center. 48-49 1/2 has notch, but says "package" in inside blade tray. 49 1/2 - 50 has "pkg" inside the tray. Like he said in the video there are oddballs at beginning and end of years during change. 51-52 and even into 53 it's the "black tip" plastic TTO knob and started date codes in 51. That was the end of the 40s style. Next came the 50s style flare tips. (Silver, red, blue, but mostly silver) 70s style would be black aluminum handle. Each kind runs into it's subsequent decade i.e. 40s style ran into 50s, 50s flare ran into late 60s, etc.

@brianjohnson6021 5 лет назад

Shirt, still want one

@altongraham4628 4 года назад

How can you tell the difference between the Milord razor and the 40s supperspeed.?

@JohnHartConductor 5 лет назад

Nice video - very fun to see the packaging for the World Series with Record Book. Maybe I’ll find one someday.

@marvley361 5 лет назад

I have a super speed but mine has a black tipped handle. What’s the difference or significance?

@anthonylowder6687 2 года назад

Did Gillette produce the red plastic case beyond 1949? I’m asking because I just recently saw a video that shows a 1949 Gillette Super Speed razor with the red plastic case and the guy on the video says it’s a 1950 model.

@RazorEmporium 2 года назад

Yes

@jlumley22 2 года назад

Is there any research about popularity of razor sales trends regionally? Are you more likely to locate vintage razors in antique stores on the east coast as opposed to the say, Midwest?

@RazorEmporium 2 года назад

Midwest is the best

@coolguy298 5 лет назад

Super speed

@christianrobertson9093 3 года назад

Can you get one rechromed you think? Mine is seriously rusting on where the razor sits and it bothers me because I want to use it.

@RazorEmporium 3 года назад

They were never chrome plated. Rather nickel. And yes we do thousands of gillette revamps every year.

@GummiSammi 5 лет назад

Does Matt have more authentic historical Gillette than Gillette?

@anthonylowder6687 3 года назад

Say Matt, why didn't Gillette have date codes from 1931 to 1951 on their razors?

@RazorEmporium 3 года назад

Gillette was more or less acquired by valet autostrop in 1931. This is a major milestone in co history. Signaled the end of a lot of things from the original company.

@jlumley22 2 года назад

thanks for your work to educate all of us. I love the history component to all of your videos I've learned a great deal to have become an advocate for wet shaving! God bless.