Birth year DE

[DocRokRx]

Hey all, I think I want to start looking for a Birth year razor!
So far all I've come across for 1985 is the Gillette Black Beauty (which looks marvelous). Is there anything else that was in production at that time I should keep an eye out for?

Thanks,

 

[alex2363]

this

Gillette Super Adjustable

one too

 

[DocRokRx]

that is the "black beauty" i was referring to, or is the black beauty something else? Theres a beautiful 1985 (F4) on the Bay RIGHT NOW, but I dont have the scratch for it AND my account is suspended for some reason (havent used it since '04)... sigh
BTW- what are the Dates for the quarters that Gillette uses?

how about non-gillette? anything else out there?

 

[alex2363]

that is the "black beauty" i was referring to, or is the black beauty something else? Theres a beautiful 1985 (F4) on the Bay RIGHT NOW, but I dont have the scratch for it AND my account is suspended for some reason (havent used it since '04)... sigh
BTW- what are the Dates for the quarters that Gillette uses?

how about non-gillette? anything else out there?

here are the date codes for Gillette razors onlyhttp://wiki.badgerandblade.com/US_Gillette_Dating_Information

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.

Production Year	Date Code	Models Produced						Notes
1950	V	3 Piece Tech (1938-1979)	40s Style Super Speed (1947-1954)		Aristocrat (1941, 1946-1951)	Milord (1941, 1946-1953)		Razor Date Coding Begins with V-3
1951	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
1955	A		Blue Tip and Red Tip Super Speed (1955-1960)
1956	B
1957	C				Toggle (1957-1958, 1960)			Toggle Goes on Sale Christmas '57
1958	D						"Fat Boy" Adjustable	50s Style Super Speed TV Special
1959	E
1960	F				Toggle (1957-1958, 1960)	195 Adjustable ("bottom dial")
1961	G				"Slim" Adjustable
1962	H					Lady Gillette
1963	I
1964	J
1965	K
1966	L		Black Handle Super Speed				The Knack (1966-1975)
1967	M
1968	N			Black Handle Super Adjustable
1969	O
1970	P
1971	R							Some razors produced with Gillette Date Code Q. Trac II introduced.
1972	S
1973	T
1974	U
1975	V							Atra / Contour introduced. Good News disposable introduced.
1976	W
1977	X							Black Handle Adjustable Gets Plastic Bottom Plate
1978	Y
1979	Z
1980	A
1981	B
1982	C
1983	D
1984	E
1985	F							Atra Plus / Contour Plus introduced, with the first lube strips.
1986	G
1987	H
1988	I		One known 1988 Super Speed / I1					One of the last batch of USA made De's

 

[alex2363]

that is the "black beauty" i was referring to, or is the black beauty something else? Theres a beautiful 1985 (F4) on the Bay RIGHT NOW, but I dont have the scratch for it AND my account is suspended for some reason (havent used it since '04)... sigh
BTW- what are the Dates for the quarters that Gillette uses?

how about non-gillette? anything else out there?

Black Handle Super Speed razor

 

[alex2363]

that is the "black beauty" i was referring to, or is the black beauty something else? Theres a beautiful 1985 (F4) on the Bay RIGHT NOW, but I dont have the scratch for it AND my account is suspended for some reason (havent used it since '04)... sigh
BTW- what are the Dates for the quarters that Gillette uses?

how about non-gillette? anything else out there?

Schick made one in 1980 to 1998 called the Injector type N single edge razor

 

[alex2363]

that is the "black beauty" i was referring to, or is the black beauty something else? Theres a beautiful 1985 (F4) on the Bay RIGHT NOW,

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[DocRokRx]

cool on the schick!
sorry about the ebay thing, i thought it was ok since i wasnt directing to a specific auction, just mentioning how I'd come across the Super Adjustable. wont happen again.

As for the dating, I'd seen that chart, but when do the Fiscal Quarters start and end?

 

[nemo]

As for the dating, I'd seen that chart, but when do the Fiscal Quarters start and end?

Every three months, they're calender, not fiscal quarters. JFM, AMJ, JAS, OND

 

[DocRokRx]

excellent... I couldnt seem to figure that out- So ideally I need to find an F3-4 Super Adjustable and and maybe of those nifty injectors

 

[mistercitizen]

that is the "black beauty" i was referring to, or is the black beauty something else?

The "black beauty" is the Gillette Super Adjustable.

Ben