Monday, August 1, 2016

Gillette Safety Razors


Well, what have we here?


A couple of ancient Gillette safety razor kits, it turns out.


The one on the right is missing its blade box, and its lid is plain, except for the name "Gillette" embossed on it (now very faded).

The one on the left is complete and, as best as I can make out (it's very faded), says this on its lid:

"AVEC NOS COMPLIMENTS ALLUMETTES LAURIER"

Which translates to:

 "WITH OUR COMPLIMENTS
 MATCHES LAURIER"

The 'ALLUMETTES/MATCHES' bit makes no sense to me.[1] Possibly I'm misreading it -- it's very faded.

Anyway, here's the razor out of its box and assembled.


And here's a view of it completely dismantled.


That was high-tech shaving gear back in the day. (The things were made in Canada, by the way.)

There's a Wikipedia article on safety razors here.

I guess I'll stash these on the shelf where I keep my spare disposable blades.

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Note:

[1] The "AVEC NOS COMPLIMENTS" bit seems to suggest that the kit was a promotional freebie, perhaps for guests at a high-end hotel in Quebec. Maybe "ALLUMETTES" has some obscure other usage, and doesn't only mean 'matches'. I just don't know.

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