I came across a couple of these still sealed in an eBay job lot and thought I would give them a try.
As you can see the markings indicate 'Made In England' and therefore the manufacturer is almost certainly going to be Wilkinson Sword in Cramlington, Northumberland. The only other UK manufacturer who produced own label blades was Personna, but their factory is situated in Glasgow. A little digging around on Money Saving Expert of all places confirmed matters:
As you can see the markings indicate 'Made In England' and therefore the manufacturer is almost certainly going to be Wilkinson Sword in Cramlington, Northumberland. The only other UK manufacturer who produced own label blades was Personna, but their factory is situated in Glasgow. A little digging around on Money Saving Expert of all places confirmed matters:
They shave a little different to the mid to late production stainless steel Wilkinson blades which I am very familiar with. Definitely sharper and possibly a little less smooth, but only a little. They quite remind me of PSIs from current manufacture, but a smidgen better.
I've been using one of these blades in my Gillette Aristocrat #16 and #15 over the last six days and they have delivered some fine 2 pass DFSs. Only with the sixth use today did performance drop off a little, so the blade was finally consigned to the bin.
All in all a fine blade and well worth a try if you ever come across them. It's just a shame that today's own label blades are nowhere near this good
