goofey
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Post by goofey on Aug 18, 2015 13:33:41 GMT -6
I don't find any thread about this razor, which is a surprise to me , since you can find a lot of them on the market. It is a copy of the 1912 Gem model, and is a loot of the Everready family. Ofcourse they are greatshavers like the Gem and Everready, medium aggressive. There are however little differences between the razors. One is marked at the inside of the head "Star made in u.s.a.". The other one is marked "Star safety razor". The angle of the last one is a bit bigger, and the razor is a few millimeters shorter. Can anyone give further information about the date and place of production of these razors, to explain the difference, or is that too much asked?
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Post by PJGH on Aug 18, 2015 13:49:50 GMT -6
There are a number of Star 1912s out there ...
The US market got the pre/post 1930 comb, British made (labelled "Safety Razor") largely for the French market kept the old-style comb throughout. There's a "Brooklyn" style, short handle, curved cap too.
Pretty much, they followed the Ever Ready, market for market ... Star was just another brand of ASR.
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goofey
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Post by goofey on Aug 18, 2015 14:38:22 GMT -6
Do you mean that the model "Star safety razor" was made in Britten and is younger than the "Star made in U.S.A" model? Apparently there are also French models, made in France? Is it possible that a French model is marked "Star safety razor"?
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spidey9
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Post by spidey9 on Aug 19, 2015 22:53:58 GMT -6
It is a copy of the 1912 Gem model, and is a loot of the Everready family. American Safety Razor (ASR, parent company of Ever-Ready) acquired Kampfe Bros./Star in 1919, as well as Gem Cutlery Co. So it could hardly be called a "loot" or a "copy," since Star, Gem and Ever-Ready were all the same company in 1930. Also, at some point in the mid-1930's ASR decided that all the razors from their British plant would carry the Ever-Ready name and the US plants would produce Gems and Stars. However, exceptions to this turn up now and then. --Bob
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Post by birdlives on Aug 19, 2015 23:46:46 GMT -6
It's my understanding that after GEM started producing the Micromatic that the 1912s were labeled Ever Ready and shortly, like Mid 30's , Star....except in England where they were still Ever Ready...
BTW, my Star 1912 shaves brilliantly...
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goofey
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Post by goofey on Aug 20, 2015 13:28:31 GMT -6
Indeed, the Star is a great shaver, quite balanced. Does anyone know untill what year this model (Star, 1930 patent 1912) was in production?
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Post by PJGH on Aug 20, 2015 13:59:37 GMT -6
Well into the '50s. I have a fun one with a *STAR* etch on the cap. From then on, they moved over to DEs. One fun DE for us SE shavers to collect is the model with the hex shaped handle.
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