My DE razor collection right now consists of two: an EJ DE89LBL that I got off Amazon, and an old Gillette Super Speed that I got for really cheap off eBay.
I did my very best to clean up the old Gillette after it arrived, and although I didn't get it looking like new, it's in decent shape. My curiosity moved me to try to figure out how old it was.
A little looking on the great Gillette Date Information page on the Wiki led me a a very cool discovery: it's from the year of my birth, 1953. In fact, I can tell from the date code that it was made anywhere from three to six months before I was born.
I had no idea that little $6.00 grab from eBay would turn out to have historical significance for me, but there you go. I think I'm gonna have to shave with that sucker tomorrow.
Dave
I did my very best to clean up the old Gillette after it arrived, and although I didn't get it looking like new, it's in decent shape. My curiosity moved me to try to figure out how old it was.
A little looking on the great Gillette Date Information page on the Wiki led me a a very cool discovery: it's from the year of my birth, 1953. In fact, I can tell from the date code that it was made anywhere from three to six months before I was born.
I had no idea that little $6.00 grab from eBay would turn out to have historical significance for me, but there you go. I think I'm gonna have to shave with that sucker tomorrow.
Dave
