Gillette Regent Tech, Senator & Sheraton SHIPPERS

mpisarcik · Post by **mpisarcik** » Mon May 17, 2010 7:26 am

Hello SMF collectors. As a fellow Gillette collector, I'd like to share with the community the first ever pictures taken of some extremely rare Gillette razors and or shippers.

And certainly the first pictures taken of these razors together.

Think of them as the "long lost Gillette cousins."

Gillette Regent Tech

This is probably one of the unknown Gillette razors out there. Because it came out right before WWII started, it never had an advertisement made. And since the ads shed much light onto the history of razors, until now this razor has been unknown.

This picture finally proves once and for all that the Regent Tech and the Senator were 2 completely different razors with different shippers and cases. The official "Regent Tech" razor looks much like a notched Aristocrat, however its knurling is different.

The shipper has a matching color scheme. Truely a one of a kind find!

Gillette Senator

This razor, as the ad shows, was produced in 1938. It was also a Pre-WWII razor. However, it was out long enough to have an advertisement made, unlike the Regent Tech.

The photo shows an original Senator in the correct case, clearly a different razor than the Regent.

Gillette Sheraton

Much is known about the Sheraton, but I'm unaware of anyone else photographing a shipping case.

This could have been because the majority of Sheratons were sold in Christmas sets.

Well here you have a self-standing shipper case that the Sheraton came in. The color scheme is quite unique.

I thought I'd share these rare razor pictures with the shaving community. Hopefully this will clear up any misunderstandings about these razors.

Please let me know if I can answer any more questions about these or other Gillette razors.

Pauldog · Post by **Pauldog** » Mon May 17, 2010 3:37 pm

Well, you've just made my day and probably a few others', too. Thank you!

Gatorade · Post by **Gatorade** » Mon May 17, 2010 3:44 pm

I always love it when the collection and the ads are together. I have an Aristocrat that came in a leather case with a tube of K-34 and two packs of blades. I don't think I found an ad for that set. I would be interested in how much it sold for back in the day.

mpisarcik · Post by **mpisarcik** » Mon May 17, 2010 9:19 pm

If you haven't already done so, go check out http://www.razorarchive.com. The creator has taking painstaking steps to preserve as many Gillette advertisements as possible.

It is very nice to see the razors we own/use in illustrations from the world gone by.

Pauldog- I'm glad I've made your day- putting this post together was fun and I'm glad it's appreciated! You've helped me in the past with Feather blades and provided myself and many other people I know with exceptional shaves.

Thanks guys!

CMur12 · Post by **CMur12** » Mon May 17, 2010 9:47 pm

Beautiful and most impressive, Matt! (And that's an understatement!)

You've shared with us a veritable archive. Thanks!

- Murray

jwhiskercut · Post by **jwhiskercut** » Tue May 18, 2010 6:57 am

I believe I just drooled on my keyboard! Thanks for sharing!

copierguy · Post by **copierguy** » Sat May 22, 2010 8:23 pm

Hello Matt,

This is the first time I've seen a shipper for a Regent Tech.

Are there any dates or patent numbers on that shipper?

Thanks so much for sharing,

mpisarcik · Post by **mpisarcik** » Sun May 23, 2010 8:40 am

Ask and you shall receive!

KAV · Post by **KAV** » Sun May 23, 2010 9:07 am

From Jack Dempsey to Tiger Woods

Pioneer · Post by **Pioneer** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:36 am

Is the Regent with no endcaps the precursor to the Aristocrat WITH endcaps?

mpisarcik · Post by **mpisarcik** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:19 am

Correct. But take note, there is a slight difference in the knurling on the handles.