Early Double Ring Box?

[tri33]

Hey Everyone,

So I just purchased this case and shipper, which I believe belonged to an early double ring. I believe that the early DR's came in a cardboard box. I know Krumholz has a picture of a DR in a cardboard box but it doesn't look like it has the labels on it as mine does.

I have never seen this type of shipper before. I was hoping someone would be able to shed some light on it for me. I paid $50 for it. I wouldn't think that would be an unreasonable price but it would be nice to know its a desirable piece, as I really probably shouldn't have spent the money, but it just seemed like an awesome piece of Gillette history and was something I have never seen before.

 

[chuckman]

Nice score..... The shippers I have with numbers match the razor serial number. This would indicate a 1905 double ring for your case/box if it is all correct.

http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/US_Gillette_Dating_Information

Now you need to find the razor!

 

[MacDaddy]

So I just purchased this case and shipper, which I believe belonged to an early double ring. I believe that the early DR's came in a cardboard box. I know Krumholz has a picture of a DR in a cardboard box but it doesn't look like it has the labels on it as mine does.

Yeah, it's definitely not one of those earliest pasteboard boxes. Those wouldn't have been cartons to go outside another case, but rather were the case, so to speak. There are a few different keys there that will tell you that. First, the serial number that's stamped on the bottom of the carton would have been the serial number of the razor in the set, so we can estimate that it would be from later on in 1905 from that; not to mention that the first 55,000+ Double Rings wouldn't have been serial numbered at all. Also, Gillette wouldn't have been in the factory pictured on the bottom of the carton yet in those very earliest days. And one final issue is the patent mentioned in the license copy also wouldn't have been issued yet.

Still, it's a very cool piece of history there. It really shows how Gillette wanted to evoke the image of currency with their packaging.

 

[tri33]

Nice score..... The shippers I have with numbers match the razor serial number. This would indicate a 1905 double ring for your box if it is all correct.

now you need to find the razor!

That's awesome! And yea tell me about it!!! It would have been so nice to have the razor with the case and shipper!

 

[tri33]

Yeah, it's definitely not one of those earliest pasteboard boxes. Those wouldn't have been cartons to go outside another case, but rather were the case, so to speak. There are a few different keys there that will tell you that. First, the serial number that's stamped on the bottom of the carton would have been the serial number of the razor in the set, so we can estimate that it would be from later on in 1905 from that; not to mention that the first 55,000+ Double Rings wouldn't have been serial numbered at all. Also, Gillette wouldn't have been in the factory pictured on the bottom of the carton yet in those very earliest days. And one final issue is the patent mentioned in the license copy also wouldn't have been issued yet.

Still, it's a very cool piece of history there. It really shows how Gillette wanted to evoke the image of currency with their packaging.

Great, thank you for the info!

I had never seen a shipper like that before, have you?

 

[thekinge]

Wow, nice score! This is the second type of DR shipper I've seen besides this one. Was this an antique store acquisition or through eBay?

 

[MacDaddy]

Great, thank you for the info!

I had never seen a shipper like that before, have you?

I'm fairly certain I have, but I can't find a photo of one at the moment... I know I've seen a carton with that same "GSR" triangular embellishment, but I don't remember for certain seeing a picture of the factory. Maybe the one I'm thinking of was just missing the bottom portion of its label.

 

[tri33]

Wow, nice score! This is the second type of DR shipper I've seen besides this one. Was this an antique store acquisition or through eBay?

I had actually never seen one! It was a ebay BIN. I tried to snatch it up pretty quickly!

 

[shavefreak]

Case and box look amazing. A shame there were no blade banks but still for $50.00 that's not bad and how much fun can you have now looking for your long lost double ring.

 

[tri33]

Case and box look amazing. A shame there were no blade banks but still for $50.00 that's not bad and how much fun can you have now looking for your long lost double ring.

Haha, lol I'll definitely be on the lookout!

 

[CGW409]

I've got a 1905 Single Ring that came in a similar case though the leather is in real sad shape.
Finding the proper SHARP and DULL blade banks is a serious PITA.

 

[Ace McCool]

Cool!

 

[77TransAm]

My 1906 Single Ring came with this same box. It doesn't have the shipper, so I can't compare mine with yours. Also, my lid is very broken

 

[Mark1966]

Very nice - I'll give you $100 for it

Seriously - great score mate!!!!

 

[tri33]

Very nice - I'll give you $100 for it

Seriously - great score mate!!!!

Lol, thanks Mark.

Yea I was really excited to have found it!

 

[chiefum]

Sweet find.

 

[tri33]

Sweet find.

Thank you! Your DR and shipper is amazing too!!!

Greetings also from a fellow Wisconsinite!