Gillette Flat Bottom "NEW" Open Comb Safety Razors and & Variants

Estariol

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@Shaun2

Thank you. It may be, that the Grom was made in England but for some slavic languaged market(s), because "Grom" means "thunder" in all slavic languages. That was the reason i asked about the manufacture country, and also because i too live in a slavic country.
 

pjgh

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You mentioned Grom, do you happen to know where that one was made?
England.

I have been in touch with the maritime museum in Gdansk to ask if there is any relationship between the razor (from the 1930s) and the ship of the same name ... and they emphatically state there is no link. We do still believe that there might have been a GROM razor in Poland as a brand which Gillette managed to take over and rather than bury the name, Gillette cleverly put their own razor (the 'New' type) in its place and continued the branding ... as they did with Nacet, Minora ... 7 O'Clock, of course, which was intellectuial property of AutoStrop who (re-checks history books) came to techically own Gillette 1932. You can look up Gaisman and the blade patent wars ... and the subsequent litigation against Gillette for infringement which to settle, pretty much Gaisman was handed the company.

Anyway, I love showing off ... here's my GROM:





Lovely acquisition @Shaun2
 

TobyC

Patriot
England.

I have been in touch with the maritime museum in Gdansk to ask if there is any relationship between the razor (from the 1930s) and the ship of the same name ... and they emphatically state there is no link. We do still believe that there might have been a GROM razor in Poland as a brand which Gillette managed to take over and rather than bury the name, Gillette cleverly put their own razor (the 'New' type) in its place and continued the branding ... as they did with Nacet, Minora ... 7 O'Clock, of course, which was intellectuial property of AutoStrop who (re-checks history books) came to techically own Gillette 1932. You can look up Gaisman and the blade patent wars ... and the subsequent litigation against Gillette for infringement which to settle, pretty much Gaisman was handed the company.

Anyway, I love showing off ... here's my GROM:





Lovely acquisition @Shaun2
The only thing left of Gillette after Gaisman took the helm was the Gillette name on the company, the razors and blades were designed by Gaisman.
 

Massraffa

Well-Known Member
My latest have very little information on this razor has number from what I can make out
C981845 or 1645 at the end.

Stunning razor in my eyes
 

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