Superman Adjustable

The Superman was patented in 1913 by William Finney. It was manufactured by the Superman Razor co, Unionville, CT. According to Waits it was preceeded by the Finney (See HERE). It must have been one of the first Gap adjustable safety razors.
It uses King of Cutter blades but I made a new back piece for a Gem and it works perfectly. The gap goes from Zero to just under 4mm - so its HUGE.

The whole top is basically two pieces of flat spring steel which have been shaped and riveted together, nothing much to it at all. It dismantles into three pieces but operates as a one piece. The blade just slides in and is tightly held in by friction.
There are no markings on the adjuster knob/dial so repeatability could be an issue. If it was a daily user, I would mark it somehow.

Ah Yes it does say Superman on it.

The Superman patent number is US1051094 (Click to open) or a more detailed patent can be found HERE.

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How does it shave?
It adjusts from virtually no gap to around 4mm. At its widest is intimidating. The head is pretty flat so getting into the tight spots is easy and the shaving angle is intuitive.
Its a great shaver.

Superman SOTD