Category Archives: Vintage Shaver

Ricky’s Super Speed Safety Razor

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Ricky finds his safety razor

In the I Love Lucy episode Ricky Sells the Car (24 Oct. 1955) Ricky finds his safety razor – minus blade – attached to Little Ricky’s toy rifle.

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Gillette Super Speed Safety Razor seen on eBay

Ricky’s safety razor is a Gillette Super Speed Safety Razor.

The toy rifle is a 1950’s Hubley Davy Crockett Buffalo Rifle Cap Gundavy crockett rifle hubley
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Ricky’s Schick Electric Razor

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I Love Lucy Season 1 Episode 23, The Mustache,

In I Love Lucy Season 1, Episode 23, The Mustache, Ricky uses an electric shaver to remove the mustache. The logo on the shaver can be seen in the screen capture above and it looks like a good match for Schick 20 Electric Razor pictured below,which is a working model currently for sale on eBay.

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Vintage Schick 20 Electric Razor with Original Case on eBay – Click Picture to view the listing.

The Schick 20 was widely advertised in 1952 the year this episode was made.
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Incidentally, Ricky is shaving while looking into the Bacchus Mirror we identified in a previous post. Continue reading Ricky’s Schick Electric Razor