1954 TV Super Speed Set ?
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i would assume it was made during the year of 1954 so 1-4 but you dont see these cases come up very often so maybe it was only produced during certain quarters.
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Thanks for the info, I thought it was only a Quarter or Two. Thanks again
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Yes you and Ras hit it on the nose, i just wanted to confirm it. Thanks for the info Guys
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http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Gillette_TV
Gillette TV[/h]
The Gillette TV superspeed was ONLY made during the year 1954, and 1958 . The 1954 TV Special razor had a Gillette 1940's style Super Speed design, it was a special limited edition re-release promoting the Gillette Cavalcade of Sports . The 1958 version can be discerned from the 60's superspeed
by the lack of banding on the handle.
Manufacturer: Gillette
Dates in Production: 1954 Date Code Z3 and Z4 ONLY
Type: DE, TTO
Weight:
Description:
Photos:
Gillette TV[/h]
1954 Gillette TV Superspeed
Note: This first group of photos is for the 1954 TV Special, which appears in all respects to look like a standard 40's Gillette SuperspeedThe Gillette TV superspeed was ONLY made during the year 1954, and 1958 . The 1954 TV Special razor had a Gillette 1940's style Super Speed design, it was a special limited edition re-release promoting the Gillette Cavalcade of Sports . The 1958 version can be discerned from the 60's superspeed
by the lack of banding on the handle.
Manufacturer: Gillette
Dates in Production: 1954 Date Code Z3 and Z4 ONLY
Type: DE, TTO
Weight:
Description:
Photos:
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Thanks for the info Alex
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Ok I had to ask, what proof is there that Gillette only used a Z3 and Z4 is there a Difference in the Razors from Z1, Z2 and Z3, Z4 ? Why wouldn't Gillette used any left over Z1's or Z2's for this 1954 Special? Any proof of Z3 and Z4's were used ? Besides finding sets in that manner?
I am really curious about this because I have seen some of these 1954 TV Special sets with Z1 or a Z2?
Sorry if I am out of line , but I just had to ask/
I am really curious about this because I have seen some of these 1954 TV Special sets with Z1 or a Z2?
Sorry if I am out of line , but I just had to ask
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The advertising for the TV specials were just for those years only. Do you have a pic of the other razors with different dates?Ok I had to ask, what proof is there that Gillette only used a Z3 and Z4 is there a Difference in the Razors from Z1, Z2 and Z3, Z4 ? Why wouldn't Gillette used any left over Z1's or Z2's for this 1954 Special? Any proof of Z3 and Z4's were used ? Besides finding sets in that manner?
I am really curious about this because I have seen some of these 1954 TV Special sets with Z1 or a Z2?
Sorry if I am out of line , but I just had to ask
I'm very new to gillette history, but it seems like they mixed and matched parts a lot. It doesn't seem unreasonable that they might use leftover Z1 or Z2's in the TV case, especially if the Z3 and Z4 razors weren't different in any way.
The dates of the Super Speed 1940's style with Z3 and Z4 is the determining factor in the TV Special, any other Super Speed with z is not relevant.
If you see this SS Z3 in a TV case, then you know it is not a proper razor
This has me wondering also. I have this very same razor with a Z1 date code.
If it does not have a Z3 or Z4 it is not a designated TV Special razor. They can not be interchangeable since they have dates and we can tell if is a TV special due to the dates.....if it did not have dates then it would be all guess work.
So mine would be a 1954 superspeed 1st quarter?
From Wiki:
1950-1988 (letter codes)
The single-letter date codes are accompanied by a number, which corresponds to the quarter of the year. So 'O-1' means 1969, January-March. Date codes on blades (see above) also continued through this period.So is the Z3 date code the first for the 50's style SS? If that's true, does that mean every Z3-4 in 40's SS style is a TV special?
yes
FRom Wiki:http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/US_Gillette_Dating_Information
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1954 Gillette TV Superspeed
Note: This first group of photos is for the 1954 TV Special, which appears in all respects to look like a standard 40's Gillette SuperspeedThe Gillette TV superspeed was ONLY made during the year 1954, and 1958 . The 1954 TV Special razor had a Gillette 1940's style Super Speed design, it was a special limited edition re-release promoting the Gillette Cavalcade of Sports . The 1958 version can be discerned from the 60's superspeed
by the lack of banding on the handle.
Manufacturer: Gillette
Dates in Production: 1954 Date Code Z3 and Z4 ONLY
Type: DE, TTO
Weight:
Description:
From Wiki:http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/US_Gillette_Dating_Information
| 1 | W | Black Tip Super Speed (1951-1952) | ||||
| 1952 | X | |||||
| 1953 | Y | |||||
| 1954 | Z | Flare Tip Super Speed | 40s Style Super Speed TV Special Z3 & Z4 |
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Thank you! Should have checked the wiki in the first place. I'm still a little unclear though.
The 40's style was produced in Z1 and Z2. Then the flair tip and the TV case were introduced in Z3 and Z4. I guess I was asking if every 40's style Z3 and Z4 were TV case models, or if there were still standard case models being produced concurrently with the TV case and flair tip models. If you found a Z3 or Z4 40's style in the standard case, could that be a correct match? Or is every 40's style Z3 and Z4 from a TV case set?
The 40's style was produced in Z1 and Z2. Then the flair tip and the TV case were introduced in Z3 and Z4. I guess I was asking if every 40's style Z3 and Z4 were TV case models, or if there were still standard case models being produced concurrently with the TV case and flair tip models. If you found a Z3 or Z4 40's style in the standard case, could that be a correct match? Or is every 40's style Z3 and Z4 from a TV case set?
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Yes, any z3 and z4 dated Super Speed razor is a TV Special Razor. This is a re-issue of the 1940's design Super speed/special limited edition re-release promoting the Gillette Cavalcade of Sports.
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