Planet - 1920's - Automat - Razor Sharpener

Old and very rare automatic razor blade sharpener "Planet", manufactured in Denmark in the 1920s. The sharpener is working and in excellent condition, considering it is about 100 years old. It comes in the original cardboard box (see condition in the photos) and along with two razor blades from the same era. One is loose, but the other is a rare “Stroomlijn”, manufactured in Germany and still unopened.

Shaving blade sharpeners were created to sharpen and extend the life of the blades. These mechanisms had the blades slide along a strip of leather or along abrasive surfaces, sharpening them evenly.

Although these blades are disposable, the reality is that many men sought to reuse each blade as much as possible (the cost was relatively high for the era).

In the 1910s–1930s, a number of sharpening devices appeared, both manual and automatic, made by independent companies (such as Spiro, Twinplex, Allegro, among others). They were marketed as “blade savers” and promised to extend each blade’s life by ten or twenty times.

This razor sharpener is very rare under these conditions and makes a great addition to any collection related to the history of shaving or to decorating a space.

The last image is merely informational and is not part of the Lot (this image is from a specialist site, where we can see the features and rarity of the piece).
Please see the attached photos to check the overall condition. The photos are part of the description.