Gnat

[efsk]

Curious little item here. First of all the name. Why would anybody think a man would want a biting insect in his face every single morning of his adult life? Second, the way the little thing is built.
Saving space, it was thought to use a short handle, marginally longer than the head is long, and this pivots so it can lay flat against the head. There's room for it to move a little, so in storage position, it is a really nice compact razor. The pivot has as added benefit, at least for me, that the angle of the head is adjustable: you can use this razor regular, or as slanted as you like.
The handle is marked Gnat, as well as 148581, which I gather is the patentnummber, the head is marked Gnat Patent, and British Made.
Silver.

 

[efsk]

I found the British patent, applied for by Tom Percy Bentley, which deals with the handle-arrangement.

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[Northstonehill]

Interesting little thing! - Did you shave with it yet, Richard?

 

[efsk]

Not yet Peter, I don't shave that often, and am behind about a 100 razors to test Will report soon as I have though.