I've seen an upsurge in the interest for razors made in the same year and quarter as somebody's birth, but I have some remarks and a question. Gillette razors have been manufactured with date codes from about 1950 or so marked by a letter (indicating manufacture year) and a number (indicating the quarter in which it was produced) for example K 4 is a razor made in 1965 in the fourth quarter. My question is if anybody knows whether the quarters used by Gillette on their razors followed a calendar year or a fiscal year with different beginning points? Some fiscal years used to start as early as July, so if somebody decided to buy a buy a razor for their birth year they'd need to adjust by six months. I wondered if anyone had any other info.
Dating "birth razors"
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Conventional wisdom here has always been that it's based on calendar year.
If it turns out to be different, maybe we'll see an explosion of activity on B/S/T!
- Chris
If it turns out to be different, maybe we'll see an explosion of activity on B/S/T!
- Chris
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I don't see why. Automobiles are always dated on the fiscal year in which they're made/sold. You can always get 'next year's" model in October.
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There's a big difference in calling something a model 2010 if it's made in October. You don't make something in October 2009 and stamp it as being made in February. I know exactly when my cars were made regardless of what the advertising people call it.
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But the codes stamped on the body will reflect the actual date of manufacture.
