Non-Electric Razor

[jag-engr]

Does anyone out there know how to get an electric style razor that can be manually charged / wound.

I saw one a long time ago in a travel magazine that had a pull-cord like a lawn mower. It looked kind of cheap to me.

I found one today that winds up with a key, but it's been out of production for a long time. Here's a link: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.linnell/sso/razorsmech.html
(It's the last one on the page)

Does anyone out there know of anything similar in modern production? It would make a great travel accessory.

 

[oregon]

Does anyone out there know how to get an electric style razor that can be manually charged / wound.

Terrific idea for travel, camping or just being green.

There are two on the popular auciton site right now. One is the last one pictured in your link. "VINTAGE WIND UP MONACO SHAVER & GIRARD CAR PLUG IN" (seller is in your state) And, the other is "VINTAGE SWITZERLAND RIVIERA CLOCKWORK WINDUP SHAVER." And, there is also a "mechanical razor" from Russia.

Here is a link to a wind up shaver, modern, engineered by a gentleman from the UK. I sent email and will post any findings: http://www.sda-uk.org/iprod01.html

Here is a dynamo powered shaver at a low price. I've had dynamo flashlights, all broken now, that have a tendency to drive those around you up the wall with their noise: http://www.modernoutpost.com/gear/details/mo_shaver.html http://www.modernoutpost.com/gear/movies/shaver.MPG

This type of product might be found in other, less electrified, countries around the world. South Africa & China come to mind. Perhaps DX or Kai can locate.

All the best,

oregon, whose face is beginning to sting and smart just thinking about the above implements

 

[jag-engr]

I like the looks of the new dynamo ones at:
http://www.modernoutpost.com/gear/details/mo_shaver.html

However, I can't find any way to actually purchase one. Does anyone know how to buy one?

The older wind-up ones are neat, but they're from the 50's and 60's - I can't imagine that whatever cutting elements that they utilize are still functionally sharp. Has anyone ever tried an antique wind-up shaver?

 

[oregon]

I like the looks of the new dynamo ones at:
http://www.modernoutpost.com/gear/details/mo_shaver.html

However, I can't find any way to actually purchase one. Does anyone know how to buy one?

You have to select item, select price, add to basket and then go to checkout.

oregon

 

[jag-engr]

Here is a link to a wind up shaver, modern, engineered by a gentleman from the UK. I sent email and will post any findings: http://www.sda-uk.org/iprod01.html

Oops! This is the one that I was wondering if I could purchase.

By the way, I didn't notice how cheap that other one was the first time I looked at it. Even if it breaks, you're not out that much.

 

[cat]

This type of product might be found in other, less electrified, countries around the world. South Africa & China come to mind.

No. I'd never heard of them before. [Note I've just filled in my profile a bit.]

Poor people in rural areas without electricity use cheap disposable razors. So do I (well, "semi-cheap" ones), because the fancy ones have expensive rip-off blades that cost more than the razors, and although it might be possible to find an electric razor that I like, I don't want any more clutter/gadget stuff. And I'd end up shaving at work and giving them even more of a bad impression.

oregon, whose face is beginning to sting and smart just thinking about the above implements

Exactly. Mechanical wind-up things have a tendency to jam