hello,
I recently bought a gillette pioneer olympic set from france that i'm tryng to restore because the case is in very bad conditions.
the razor of this set comes with the expected "G in D" stamp.
It's my second razor with this stamp and, as I don't know much about its meaning, I tried to collect some information about but I still have a lot of doubts and I hope that you can help me to undestand.
Here a summary of what I found about the "G in D" stamp.
What it's known for sure about the "G in D" stamp:
- used only on plated razors (both silver and gold) for the french market
- visible on different razor types (but mainly on single rings)
- it appears on gillette razors made between 10's and early 30's
Basically I found on B&B and other forums two possible explenations for the presence of the "G in D" stamp:
1) "G in D" stamp it's used on repaired razors.
2) "G in D" stamp it's a sort of "legal requirement" required on plated items imported in france in that period.
In the first case it must be noted that in "G in D" stamp was used by Gillette exclusively on plated razors for the french market and not for other variants (for example not on not-plated razors for the french market or for plated razors sold in other countries) and only in that period. In addition the "G in D" stamp appears also in several NOS sets.
In my opinion, it's difficult to say this is the right explenation for the "G in D" stamp.
As regard the second hypothesis: I have several french razors of the same era and no one have this symbol and this is coherent with the fact that it was required only on imported razors. But I have never seen a "G in D" stamp on any other plated razor of any other brand that exported razor to France in that period.
Finally: Anyone knows if "G in D" stamp is visible also on not-Gilette razor?
If so,in my opinion, this could be the rigth explenation, if not maybe we should consider "G in D" stamp like a symbol used exclusively by Gillette for a different reason.
Thanks,
Andy
I recently bought a gillette pioneer olympic set from france that i'm tryng to restore because the case is in very bad conditions.
the razor of this set comes with the expected "G in D" stamp.
It's my second razor with this stamp and, as I don't know much about its meaning, I tried to collect some information about but I still have a lot of doubts and I hope that you can help me to undestand.
Here a summary of what I found about the "G in D" stamp.
What it's known for sure about the "G in D" stamp:
- used only on plated razors (both silver and gold) for the french market
- visible on different razor types (but mainly on single rings)
- it appears on gillette razors made between 10's and early 30's
Basically I found on B&B and other forums two possible explenations for the presence of the "G in D" stamp:
1) "G in D" stamp it's used on repaired razors.
2) "G in D" stamp it's a sort of "legal requirement" required on plated items imported in france in that period.
In the first case it must be noted that in "G in D" stamp was used by Gillette exclusively on plated razors for the french market and not for other variants (for example not on not-plated razors for the french market or for plated razors sold in other countries) and only in that period. In addition the "G in D" stamp appears also in several NOS sets.
In my opinion, it's difficult to say this is the right explenation for the "G in D" stamp.
As regard the second hypothesis: I have several french razors of the same era and no one have this symbol and this is coherent with the fact that it was required only on imported razors. But I have never seen a "G in D" stamp on any other plated razor of any other brand that exported razor to France in that period.
Finally: Anyone knows if "G in D" stamp is visible also on not-Gilette razor?
If so,in my opinion, this could be the rigth explenation, if not maybe we should consider "G in D" stamp like a symbol used exclusively by Gillette for a different reason.
Thanks,
Andy