On the inside each blade is wrapped and marked slotted in red ink. This mark (slotted) was done when most of the blade manufacturers went to the Gillette standard sometime in the early 1900's. The pack is 1-7/8" X 1-1/16" X 1/4" and has the days of the week on it: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Each pack of 5 blades is a $12.00 value before shipping.

Copy on box:
W. J. Myatt & Co., Ltd., Birmingham, England.
Special Notice: This packet contains 5 MYATT Daymark Double-edged Blades which are the result of many years costly experimental work and in quality YET TO BE EQUALLED.

Each blade being marked with the alternate days on opposite sides enable the User to reverse the blade each time it is used, thus greatly prolonging its keenness. Sole Manufactures, W. J. Myatt & Co., Ltd., Graham St., Birmingham, England. Improved Packing Per five blade packet. Regd. 751,521

Advertising copy from 1929:
1929 British Industries Fair Advert for Myatt Patent 'Daymark' Blades, for Gilette Type Razors only. 'The only Daymark Blade in the World'. Manufacturers of Myatt Patent Daymarked Safety Razor Blades as supplied to H. M. Government. The blades being marked with the days of the week, preserve their keenness and last longer.

I purchased these in Lampasas, Texas many years ago and found some interesting information on an old W. J. Myatt Imperial safety travel razor set. It had the following stamped in the metal case: Importers Forest Cruse & Sons Austin, Texas. As you may know Lampasas is not that far from Austin and I bet a store in Lampasas purchased these blades from the importer in Austin back many, many years ago.

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