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Gillette Super Speed
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Gillette Super Speed

by Gillette

28
Community noted

Vintage three-piece double-edge safety razor from Gillette's mid-20th-century Super Speed line, identifiable by its butterfly-opening top cap and, on some variants, a red-tipped handle; the head is stamped with a date code.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

Decades-old units are still used for daily shaving and get passed down between family generations rather than replaced.

What redditors say

Recommended on reddit as recently as January 2025

  1. 9
    r/BuyItForLife comment

    The 2nd pic is a Super speed red tip. It's more aggressive than the others.

  2. 3
    r/BuyItForLife comment

    I have that exact butterfly red tip. I'll pass it to my son some day.

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