I shaved with a 40 year old razor blade today

[Dale]

40 year old wilkinson sword, shaved as smooth as the new ones I have.

Maybe blades this old are common place to some but my mother in law just had to clear out her 97 year old mothers house and her father passed away 38 years ago. They founs these blades and thought of me. It was very cool to use something from so long ago and to see it was still such good quality.

I usually shave my head but couldn't shave it due to having an injury on my head so I shaved my neck which is always the most sensitive. I did one pass with and one against he grain. I got no irritation and a very close shave, same as the new blades, I usually do 2 with and one against so I think it's safe to say quality is at least the same.

 

[Monsta_AU]

I commonly shave with similar to these. You should get about 8-10 great shaves out of them compared to 4 with most modern blades.

 

[Dale]

I commonly shave with similar to these. You should get about 8-10 great shaves out of them compared to 4 with most modern blades.

That's good to hear. I swap blades after 2 head and neck shaves. I'll see what I can get out of these.

 

[TomG]

Good to see another vintage Wilkie convert .
Great blades.

 

[Ferret619]

I have a few of them kicking round. Not too shabby I must say

 

[borked]

Another vintage convert?
I hope so, as they're honestly better than modern blades.

 

[eggbert]

I have only shaved with blades less than 40 y/o a few times in the last 5 years, mainly to confirm that yes, I really am getting a better shave from the older blades.

 

[glenos]

And another victim disappears down the rabbit hole

 

[SpeedyPC]

I love vintage blades

 

[astinus4]

My personal experience has been mixed. Gillette Spoilers and Vintage Rubies have been almost supernatural in their combination of efficiency, smoothness and longevity.
However I haven't been as impressed with vintage blades from Schick, Wilkinson Sword and London Bridge. YMMV of course.

 

[Greenpike]

Great blades. I need to crack mine out again.