{"product_id":"1960s-gillette-psycho-tech-set-nos-with-reproduction-key","title":"1960's Gillette Psycho Tech Set NOS with Reproduction Key","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited quantities available from a local Arizona Sheriff's Office!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis razor was made especially for Mental Hospitals or Prisons where the inmate would not be granted access to a razor blade. They needed a way to control access to the blade, so the Psycho Tech was born. Nurses or guards would change out the blades for the inmates, lock the cap down, and keep the key. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost sets were sold 10 razors to 1 key, so now as rare as these razors are to find, the keys are 10 times rarer! The occasional replica has sprouted up over the years, always short lived, always cheaply made from hardware store parts and never looked authentic. And there is of course the screwdriver method. These are rare historical razors meant to be used and displayed and treasured. Screw-drivers have no place in a display case and they can damage the internal components of the razor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe decided to manufacture the authentic key this infamous razor deserved and you can be proud to use and display! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Key\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal gauge and diameter were replicated in the steel jump ring made by a jewelry studio in Missouri. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo existing connector was satisfactory so eyelet was laser cut from brass sheet to spec in Prescott, Arizona\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall chain was sourced from the original company Gillette used in the 1950's from Boston, Mass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey was closely replicated using a CNC lathe process and knurl pattern was closely replicated with a milling process \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Razor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage Condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Old Stock, never been used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Stock!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry of Manufacture: USA\u003cbr\u003eType: Vintage Set\u003cbr\u003eFinish: Key: Solid Brass with Factory Nickel plating\u003cbr\u003eGrade: Razor Good, Key NEW\u003cbr\u003eIncluded: 1 reproduction psycho key, 1 box with reproduction label, 1 vintage Psycho Razor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory:  \"The Gillette Security Razor Used in Institutions\", The Gillette Blade March 1955\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1949 Gillette was approached by officials in the Army Headquarters in Washington D.C. relative to designing and manufacturing a razor that would hold a locked-in blade. Their research department developed several different models and finally came up with the current security razor, which more than met all the government specifications. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe security razor has a hollow handle with a locking nut high inside and is opened and closed by a brass key which fits inside the handle. It is generally similar to the Tech $0.49 razor in appearance. The razor received immediate acceptance from the government and as the information spread, the distribution of the security razor was widened to include specialized institutions and more recently, prisons. Security razors are given to inmates under a careful check system and returned after use. An attendant keeps the key and changes blades as required. In following this procedure the chances of patients injuring either themselves, or others, is practically an impossibility. But more than this, it is an extremely important part, and one of the first steps towards the patient's rehabilitation, whereby he starts doing things for himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany thousands of man hours are saved yearly and used for other important hospital duties, due to hospital nurses and attendant being freed from the chore of shaving the psychiatric patients.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Razor Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47961195708693,"sku":"PSYCHO+KEY","price":179.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/1108\/3541\/files\/0e7c113054108b502459f13c0efd0893.jpg?v=1707027262","url":"https:\/\/www.razoremporium.net\/products\/1960s-gillette-psycho-tech-set-nos-with-reproduction-key","provider":"Razor Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}