Looking for a little insight from the SE historians/experts.
I just got this today on eBay and have not yet received it. I thought it was a Gem Deluxe, but it looks like there is a patent date on the head, which I thought the Gem Deluxes do not have, and it also does not have Gem Deluxe engraved on the head, which I think I have seen on the pictures of all the Gem Deluxes I have seen. The handle also looks a bit different.
Is this a post-Deluxe 1912 model that is an open comb? I did not know such a thing existed. If not, what is it? If so, how rare are these compared to the Gem Deluxe and how does the shave compare?
Thanks for any info... Sorry for the weird cut-out photo...
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I just got this today on eBay and have not yet received it. I thought it was a Gem Deluxe, but it looks like there is a patent date on the head, which I thought the Gem Deluxes do not have, and it also does not have Gem Deluxe engraved on the head, which I think I have seen on the pictures of all the Gem Deluxes I have seen. The handle also looks a bit different.
Is this a post-Deluxe 1912 model that is an open comb? I did not know such a thing existed. If not, what is it? If so, how rare are these compared to the Gem Deluxe and how does the shave compare?
Thanks for any info... Sorry for the weird cut-out photo...
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