Green Cased Ever Ready 1912 Razor History?

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Can anyone tell me a little bit of history of the green (plastic/bakelite?) cases that some ER razors came in, e.g. what material is the green case made of, did they only use them for a few years, etc. I've looked on-line but have not found very much information.

Thanks, Micheal
 
I'm on holiday at the moment, but here's a few examples:

You can get green in this style:
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... this flip-open:
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... this Woolworths Set:
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... and I'm sure there's a green clamshell Deluxe out there:
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There are several green cases ... some heavy and mottled, some plain, certainly four types I can think of off the top of my head including one made exclusively for Woolworths.

Paul,

Thanks for the info. Here I was thinking/hoping that it would be something very straightforward and simple :(
As I was searching for info on the green cases I found another forum that quoted some of the information that you had contributed regarding 1912/14/24 etc. history which was interesting. Your efforts to make sense of these types of razors is very much appreciated.

Micheal
 
Paul,

Mine is a mottled green in the style of your first picture, the blue case with the two blade holders. The more I get into the history of these razors the more I realize my knowledge is amazingly underwhelming.

Micheal
 
More generally, I'd say most British Ever Ready 1912s are post-WW2. Despite all manner looking like 1930s, they're more like '50. Certainly '40s and by that ... post-war.

Exactly what these cases were made of is open to some interpretation, but "Bakelite" is pretty much always cited. The very late ones, like the flip-open case above, is possibly plastic. It feels like the bases of the 'Peerless' sets of the 1950s. The others, more like bakelite (even the most definitely '50s Deluxe clamshells).
 
Paul,

Mine is a mottled green in the style of your first picture, the blue case with the two blade holders. The more I get into the history of these razors the more I realize my knowledge is amazingly underwhelming.

Micheal

Much of what we know is scratching around between known patents, dated adverts and conjecture.

That first example with the flip-up blade holders is, I believe, 1950s. Similar cases exist for the hallowed 'Sun Ray' set and indeed, I believe these cases were made for single 'Sun Ray's as they fit just perfectly and the regular 1912s that fit in these cases do not sit flat and they have abruptly finished ends to their handles. Shaved to fit.

See here for my thoughts on these cases: https://www.badgerandblade.com/foru...-ray-and-something-clicked-into-place.517683/

I do have a mottled green example myself, but it's under the Star brand. Made in England, most likely for the French market.

1950s, anyway ... best guess. Run for a few years, probably over-bought cases for the 'Sun Ray' run (or maybe the 'Sun Ray' was just not popular) and so filled the rest with slightly modified regular 1912s.

I'd need some time with a lot of adverts to try to pick out this case and even then, they're often not dated.
 
Much of what we know is scratching around between known patents, dated adverts and conjecture.

That first example with the flip-up blade holders is, I believe, 1950s. Similar cases exist for the hallowed 'Sun Ray' set and indeed, I believe these cases were made for single 'Sun Ray's as they fit just perfectly and the regular 1912s that fit in these cases do not sit flat and they have abruptly finished ends to their handles. Shaved to fit.

See here for my thoughts on these cases: https://www.badgerandblade.com/foru...-ray-and-something-clicked-into-place.517683/

I do have a mottled green example myself, but it's under the Star brand. Made in England, most likely for the French market.

1950s, anyway ... best guess. Run for a few years, probably over-bought cases for the 'Sun Ray' run (or maybe the 'Sun Ray' was just not popular) and so filled the rest with slightly modified regular 1912s.

I'd need some time with a lot of adverts to try to pick out this case and even then, they're often not dated.

Paul, so 'generally' speaking most British 1912s are post-war!? And then you toss in the link, which I checked out, which seems very plausible. Think I'm now on information overload so off to have some wine while I ponder on how little I know.

Cheers, Micheal
 
Sounds good! This sort of thing deserves a good mulling over ...

Yeah, I think much of what we have as the Made in England 1912s is post-WW2. We might like to think some is '30s, but it'll be late '40s into the '50s. I think that was the golden period for these razors in the UK.
 
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