Feather 1200

[Northstonehill]

And here’s my new Feather 1200. The topcap and baseplate varies but the handle appears similar?

63 grams of heavy chromed brass. Yummi!

 

[Northstonehill]

Man, this 1200 shaves wonderfully! Smooth and mild as a Tech but at 63 grams much better weight and balance

 

[efsk]

Very nice razor Peter, that 1200.

 

[gvw755]

The model number sounded familiar and so I did a google search on it and found a B&B thread on it. I was surprised to find out that the thread was started by me and that I was reviewing the 1200 that I had just received. Yes, great shaver. It seemed to be the only vintage Feather model that did not have a Tech base plate, but instead was heavier and had an upward facing style guard similar to the Progress

 

[efsk]

You still have it?

 

[gvw755]

The model number sounded familiar and so I did a google search on it and found a B&B thread on it. I was surprised to find out that the thread was started by me and that I was reviewing the 1200 that I had just received. Yes, great shaver. It seemed to be the only vintage Feather model that did not have a Tech base plate, but instead was heavier and had an upward facing style guard similar to the Progress.

 

[efsk]

Very pretty razor.

 

[Northstonehill]

Yup, your razor is completely identical to mine, Les, even down to the ‘4’ engraving - I have shaved with it the last 3 days, it is an amazing shaver!

 

[Snowbeard]

I happened to be lucky enough to acquire Northstonehill's 1200 when he was in the midst of downsizing his collection. (Thanks Peter, for remembering I was looking for one.) Here's a couple more photos of it, alongside a German Sonnal razor. Pretty much 'dead ringers' for each other, I would think, to most people's eyes.

 

[TobyC]

I happened to be lucky enough to acquire Northstonehill's 1200 when he was in the midst of downsizing his collection. (Thanks Peter, for remembering I was looking for one.) Here's a couple more photos of it, alongside a German Sonnal razor. Pretty much 'dead ringers' for each other, I would think, to most people's eyes.

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Not a dead ringer, but one is definitely inspired by the other.