Post Your Favorite Vintage Non-Gillette DEs

Many of us collectors do occasionally go off the Gillette path now and then. I don't collect as much as I used to but have manged to accumulate several interesting razors and a few wonderful shavers. I'll start with one of my favorites - a Gerbault DE from France, which I believe was manufactured in the 1930's. Let's see your favorites!

Most of my razors are not Gillettes! This one is a nice little bakelite slant, with no name.
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Well mine is what I shaved with this morning.



This is still my favorite razor currently produced.
Gives me a great shave with no fuss.

My favorite old non-Gillette is this Wilkinson Sticky.

For me it's the Red Ring ...

(Runner up would be a no-name open comb)

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(04-28-2012, 10:23 AM)churchilllafemme Wrote: My favorite old non-Gillette is this Wilkinson Sticky.
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Wonderfull shaver !!

It always reminds me of this ...

(04-28-2012, 10:49 AM)Tony SC Wrote:

(04-28-2012, 10:23 AM)churchilllafemme Wrote: My favorite old non-Gillette is this Wilkinson Sticky.
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Wonderfull shaver !!

It always reminds me of this ...

Right. Very simple and functional, understated in a British sort of way.

(04-28-2012, 09:51 AM)TexBilly Wrote: Many of us collectors do occasionally go off the Gillette path now and then. I don't collect as much as I used to but have manged to accumulate several interesting razors and a few wonderful shavers. I'll start with one of my favorites - a Gerbault DE from France, which I believe was manufactured in the 1930's. Let's see your favorites!

Very interesting razor Bill. Does this take standard DE blades or does it take proprietary blades like some of the Gibbs razors?

(04-28-2012, 12:13 PM)bullgoose Wrote: Very interesting razor Bill. Does this take standard DE blades or does it take proprietary blades like some of the Gibbs razors?

Standard DE blades, Phil. Also note it has a full-width baseplate so the blade rests inboard of the tabs. I have a Gibbs and never got past modifying one blade to use it the first and last time. The Gerbault is a nice but pretty serious shaver. I compare it to a Gillette NEW Deluxe.

Hoffritz HD & Hoffritz slant.
My two best and favorite shavers.

(04-28-2012, 01:30 PM)TexBilly Wrote: Standard DE blades, Phil. Also note it has a full-width baseplate so the blade rests inboard of the tabs. I have a Gibbs and never got past modifying one blade to use it the first and last time. The Gerbault is a nice but pretty serious shaver. I compare it to a Gillette NEW Deluxe.

I have a fairly decent supply of the Gibbs proprietary blades if you want to try them in your Gibbs razor. Be warned though...I find the proprietary blades to be rough.

Surprised nobody mentioned the Rotbart No. 15 yet... it's one of my favorite shavers.

(04-28-2012, 02:54 PM)RazoRock_Joe Wrote: Surprised nobody mentioned the Rotbart No. 15 yet... it's one of my favorite shavers.

I would if I'd not missed buying one oh, three times.

I've seen a couple French DE's and they all look very unique. Cool razors so far, I'm still waiting for some crazy looking thing to pop up. I'd like to see a Punktal, if anyone has one--hard to come by.

Sweet Rotbart, hudson! You're not making me feel any better!

Great looking razors everyone.

Wow !

Greg, does it give you any ideas for a new design? Hint, hint.

(05-02-2012, 05:58 PM)TexBilly Wrote: Greg, does it give you any ideas for a new design? Hint, hint.

Let me throw a couple of more hint, hint in for good measure.