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Kwang Yung Safety Razor Set Factory (Wade-Giles romanization; pinyin Guāngróng, 光荣, meaning "glorious/honorable") in Shanghai is the manufacturer best known for the Flying Eagle (飞鹰牌, Fēiyīng pái) brand of double-edge safety razors. The factory produced large quantities of inexpensive three-piece DE razors over many decades for the Chinese domestic market and, increasingly from the late 20th century, for export. Flying Eagle razors are widely discussed in wet-shaving communities (e.g., Bruce on Shaving, Badger & Blade) as low-cost but serviceable razors closely modeled on the Gillette Tech pattern, and were historically not common in Western retail.Notes
The three-piece, closed-comb T-shape with a slim ribbed handle and decorative ball-knurl end cap is a recognizable Flying Eagle variant. The basic design descends from the Gillette Tech (introduced 1938), one of the most widely copied razor patterns of the 20th century. Many Chinese, Soviet, and Eastern European factories produced Tech-style razors under their own brand names.Notes
After the U.S. embargo (formalized 1962), Cuba's consumer goods supply shifted toward socialist-bloc imports. While the USSR and Eastern Europe supplied the largest share, Chinese goods — including bicycles, thermoses, enamelware, textiles, and toiletries like razors and toothbrushes — circulated through Cuban state retail networks.
