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1958 4th quarter Fatboy off eBay.Birthday gift for myself!

Found this beauty on eBay last eeek, right after my lurking here had finally bloomed into full fledged RAD. Apologies if a fellow member here had the rug pulled out from under them when I won with my late bid of $50.01....I'm not real sure of it's "value" but I decided around $55 and i'd be happy....and so far I am...it is a beauty and feels good in my hand.

Looks like it is good to go, right after it gets a proper cleaning. I need to go grab some scrubbing bubbles though as all I have on hand is Kaboom! bathroom cleaner and not sure if its safe to use. there is a spot right under the head where the plating is gone and the brass shows. Im kinda of perfect razor fan, so I am trying to decide if I should just send off for a replate before I shave with it and fall in love......or clean and use!



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Nice find! The Gillette Adustable is a classic, a great razor, and almost a "must have" for vintage razor user/collectors.

My purchase price limits went totally out the window when it came to looking for my birth year-quarter razors! Or anything else that is a difficult find, must have... Oh heck, I guess I don'd have any set limits!
 
Well I decided to give it a good cleaning and see if I could get it shavable. BIG mistake.....

It cleaned up pristine, except for the small bit of lost plating under the head. So I decided to take it for a spin.

I had about thre days growth and My beard is fairly thick.....I popped in a derby and with two passes set on 4,

I acheived ny first BBS.....my wife even noticed and asked what was different...when I started to tell her how this

was my first shave with my newly found 1958 gillette FatBoy ...her eyes kinda glazed over.....she said thats nice honey

and rubbed my face again! So now I know if I achieve that great shave, she wont even ask how much!

As for the "Big Mistake"....will my poor Merkur 34c ever shave again?:biggrin1:
 
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