this just came up on a newer thread regarding an old type big fellow vs. old type. would measurements of the handle help in differentiating these razors from their counterparts of the same era? circumference of handle, length of handle?
this just came up on a newer thread regarding an old type big fellow vs. old type. would measurements of the handle help in differentiating these razors from their counterparts of the same era? circumference of handle, length of handle?
Erwin, we call that particular #81 set a mismatch.
Did the Old Type Big Fellow come in gold as well as silver?
I know the Old Type Big Fellow only silver plated. The New Improved Big Fellow comes silver- and gold plated.
A very nostalgic thread.
-jim
I know the Old Type Big Fellow only silver plated. The New Improved Big Fellow comes silver- and gold plated.
The SN on mine puts it 1920. It is gold does not look to have been replated, the wood box is original......Was the New Improved out in 1920?
I'm confused. Is it an Old Type or a New Improved Big Fellow you've got?
It has to be a new improved. The old type did not come in gold. I was more curious when the new improved came out. This one has a 1920 date code. I believe the new improved was 1st introduced in 1919. I was looking for verification.
Here's a gold Old Type Big Fellow that sold on the BST a while back. Looks proper and correct to me.
Assuming you've got the cap studs, if your guard plate is flat it's a New Improved, if it's curved it's an Old Type. If your reading of the serial number is correct, I'm betting Old Type.
Here's a gold Old Type Big Fellow that sold on the BST a while back. Looks proper and correct to me...
That is where my confusion has come from all of a sudden. It has the old type head. SN is N231916, that puts it 1920. As I was reading this thread and then Achim saying the old type only came in silver, I am baffled.