I decided to check out two antique stores on my lunch break today, to see if I could find any safety razors or straights. First one had a Fat Boy including its plastic case, but they wanted a little bit more than I wanted to spend. At the second store, I found a nice looking Gillette. The price was right ($20), and it looked to be in pretty good condition, so I picked it up.
I cant find any serial number or code or anything like that. I can only see the Gillette trade mark and "Made in USA" on it. I don't have a picture of it at the moment, but it looks exactly like this picture. Everything's there, including the case and blade holder.
http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Old%20Type/1921-28%20Old%20Type%20Set.JPG
If that's correct, it looks like I'm the proud owner of an Old Type! Mine is just a little more golden looking. There are still a couple of "PAL" and "American Eagle" blades inside, along with some single edged "GEM" blades.
Tomorrow, I'll hit the pawn shops and see if there's anything good there.
I cant find any serial number or code or anything like that. I can only see the Gillette trade mark and "Made in USA" on it. I don't have a picture of it at the moment, but it looks exactly like this picture. Everything's there, including the case and blade holder.
http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Old%20Type/1921-28%20Old%20Type%20Set.JPG
If that's correct, it looks like I'm the proud owner of an Old Type! Mine is just a little more golden looking. There are still a couple of "PAL" and "American Eagle" blades inside, along with some single edged "GEM" blades.
Tomorrow, I'll hit the pawn shops and see if there's anything good there.
