Thank you, Sir! What I used was Goddard's Silver Polish Foam, but instead of using their foam pad applicator supplied with the product, I used an electric toothbrush because it did a much more thorough job with the knurling. I tried the baking soda/boiling water/aluminum foil trick 4-5 times, but it wasn't near as efficient at removing the tarnish, and the result was a very dull looking surface. This was my first time using Goddard's and I would say I'm a believer....The Big Fellow looks fantastic. What process/products did you use?
15 bucks is a steal......i love the shaves too, no pressure just glide and shave.I thought I would add mine to the mix - here's my $15 Floating Head score this past Sunday, and wow, what a shave:
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And this week's Big Fellow score - Before:
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And with a little TLC, here's 76 gram S/N M922709 After:
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Great accomplishment if you ask me.Mission accomplished
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A Floating head, a Nonfloating head and both open comb models of the Barbasol razors.
Mission accomplished
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A Floating head, a Nonfloating head and both open comb models of the Barbasol razors.
Are there any new Floating Head clones being made? The reason I ask is there is an active listing on ebay (I will not link, post a pic, or include any information that could identify the seller or listing - I hope that stays inside the TOU) that states New condition, several sold and more available, and though the listing pictures are lacking, two angles look to me like the safety bars are identical to my FH, including the indentation.
Just wondering.
Edited to add: I should add that the seller makes no claims about anything Barbasol or Floating Head, and it didn't come up in a search for same, the pics just caught my eye.
Been meaning to do this for a while now but have had alot going on for a while now. Finally got some pictures taken tho and am ready to give this thread a bump. Some of you have already seen this razor, mabey on the Ebay interesting items thread or mabey you were bidding against me for it. For those of you who have not seen it I present to you....... My Precious.
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I don't think so,it would've been too risky.I'm curious if this might be a Barbasol prototype? For all the world that looks like an Old Type base plate. It has "Made in USA" in the same typeface and location as the old type. Further, it looks as if the original Gillette logo was ground off, leaving only a tiny corner of the diamond.
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The handle looks like an earlier, rougher version of the production version. Is it possible the designers cobbled this together with a Gillette OC head during pre-production?
That is a rare piece, thanks for sharing it.Here's 2 pictures of the original box of my Barbasol Non-Floating head with Bakelite handle.
Someone wrote 1934 on the box.
On the side of the box, a 1½ cent stamp with the face of President Harding.
Hi guys,
I recently did a thread about my Broken Barbasol with bakelite handle.
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A few weeks ago, I was scrolling the net, when I found the oddball that you can see below. I suspected it to be manufactured by Conrad, the same Conrad who manufactured the Barbasols, you see where I am getting at ? I took a wild guess and it paid off : )
Note: There is a note written inside the box ''Reno Sept 12, 1933''
Bot caps are almost identical and the most important point is that it screw perfectly on the Barbasol's handle. I'd say that the inner curve is the same, the width is exactly the same, the bullet tips are more round than pointy and the cap itself is slightly less thick at its center (We are talking about half a MM). I shaved with it after a good cleaning and sanitizing, it is very Barbasolesque by that I mean aggressive.
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Mission accomplished
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A Floating head, a Nonfloating head and both open comb models of the Barbasol razors.