Have you seen this razor?
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They're wedge blades, like the Rolls Razor blades. In effect, a short section of straight razor but with a holder and handle.I've seen a Wilkinson razor, approximate model years 1903-1907, and I can't understand what blade it would use.
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Thanks for replying. Do you mean the Gem blades that go in the Ever Ready 1912?
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No, if you mean the Gem blades with a crimped on edge. If you took a straight razor and cut out a section from the centre, with parallel top and bottom, you'd have a similar blade to a Wilkinson. Those razors were a mix between the modern safety and straights.
Wilkinson blades have to be sharpened and stropped like a straight, and Wilkinson were producing these razors up to the Second War. As I understand, Gillette had the patent on their safety razor blade for some years, and firms like Wilkinson and Star made the blades for their models as proprietary and non-disposable items. I have old Wilkinsons, a couple boxed with strop and 7 blades for each day of the week.
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Thanks for the information. I won't go for it. If you're interested, the razor is currently on eBay. I love the look of it.
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Here's my Rapide with wedge blade. You can use a GEM Blade, I usually put a GEM spine shim under the back edge to replicate the edge angle.
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