Guest EXPAT Posted November 10, 2013 Posted November 10, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecIKObhh-Do Quote
Guest NCBored Posted November 10, 2013 Posted November 10, 2013 Cute! I remember my father using the brush & soap. Quote
Members MsGuy Posted November 10, 2013 Members Posted November 10, 2013 LOL, who the hell still uses those old Gillette double bladed face slicers? I still remember reading about Gillette's invention of the first twin blade razor and waiting impatiently for over a year until they were finally released retail. 1968, maybe? I'm pretty sure there's nowhere in my home town that even sells the two sided blades any more. I think the old timey single edge blades are still sold in hardware and craft stores; some kinds of cutters uses the things as a disposable edge. AdamSmith 1 Quote
Members Lucky Posted November 10, 2013 Members Posted November 10, 2013 I could have done without that picture... Quote
Members RA1 Posted November 10, 2013 Members Posted November 10, 2013 Slightly different topic. When Gillette got their first Gulfstream many year ago, they needed to do "proving runs" which basically meant flying it around without passengers. The pilots asked their wives to go to lunch one day and they flew to Bermuda. Fun for all. Also, I think I remember that Gillette did a LOT of business in South America and derived a large percentage of their business therefrom. There was some "manly" reason for this but I have forgotten what it is. Best regards, RA1 Quote
Members MsGuy Posted November 10, 2013 Members Posted November 10, 2013 I could have done without that picture... LOL, remember the old styptic pencils? AdamSmith 1 Quote
AdamSmith Posted November 10, 2013 Posted November 10, 2013 Having used an electric shaver since the beginning, the rare occasions when I have to resort to a razor leave my face looking like it encountered one of these gimcracks. Quote
AdamSmith Posted November 10, 2013 Posted November 10, 2013 Also, I think I remember that Gillette did a LOT of business in South America and derived a large percentage of their business therefrom. There was some "manly" reason for this but I have forgotten what it is. In the Brazil threads here, some have mentioned (and the pictorial evidence seems to support!) a trend among many guys to shave the pits & privates. Quote
Members RA1 Posted November 10, 2013 Members Posted November 10, 2013 In the Brazil threads here, some have mentioned (and the pictorial evidence seems to support!) a trend among many guys to shave the pits & privates. I don't think that factoid was extensively used in their national ad campaigns. The gimcrack I believe is a mandoline. Best regards, RA1 Quote
AdamSmith Posted November 11, 2013 Posted November 11, 2013 I don't think that factoid was extensively used in their national ad campaigns. Imagine that! The gimcrack I believe is a mandoline. It is. I once bought a fancy one with several interchangeable blades for various cutting operations -- slicing, thick & thin julienne-ing, etc. The device -- either German-made or Dutch, something like that -- looked so alarming to my hubby that he urged me to return it. I didn't listen to him, but should have. Unlike the simple ones, this fancy model had a hand guard to prevent you from slicing your fingertips when using it. BUT -- changing the blades themselves was such an engineering challenge that it almost inevitably resulted in sliced fingers. P.S. It was in fact the one below. Swiss-made. Wouldn't you know. http://www.zyliss.com/our-products/ProductDetails.aspx?Id=408&CategoryId=2 Quote
