I bid on that razor when it came up on eBay a few years back. I really wanted that one. Hoosier Trooper did a great write up on it too.
Great advertisements, I think the ads are better then what we see in the newspapers today about products. Lots of effort finding these ads and very enjoyable to read!Some interesting finds today (warning: Damaskeene inside!)
1) Gem officially declared in 1914 that the new "modern" Damaskeene spined blades work perfectly with all their previous models since 1898, actually the blades made them better. Nice graphics depicting the evolution of Gem Razors in 4 steps:
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2) The Damaskeene open comb, at least until 1914, is actually a Gem Jr. Damaskeene Razor!
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In 1914 it becomes officially the Damaskeene razor, offered as the "One Dollar Outfit" in a beautiful Morocco case with 7 Damaskeene blades
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I thought I had enough new infos added to chart "beta 1.3", actually I was about to name it V.2 and called it done.
No way, the more I dig the more nuggets come to light
Some interesting find today (warning: Damaskeene inside!)
1) Gem officially declared in 1914 that the new "modern" Damaskeene spined blades work perfectly with all their previous models since 1898, actually the blades made them better. Nice graphics depicting the evolution of Gem Razors in 4 steps:
View attachment 983303 View attachment 983304
2) The Damaskeene open comb, at least until 1914, is actually a Gem Jr. Damaskeene Razor!
View attachment 983309 View attachment 983308
In 1914 it becomes officially the Damaskeene razor, offered as the "One Dollar Outfit" in a beautiful Morocco case with 7 Damaskeene blades
View attachment 983311
I thought I had enough new infos added to chart "beta 1.3", actually I was about to name it V.2 and called it done.
No way, the more I dig the more nuggets come
Some interesting find today (warning: Damaskeene inside!)
1) Gem officially declared in 1914 that the new "modern" Damaskeene spined blades work perfectly with all their previous models since 1898, actually the blades made them better. Nice graphics depicting the evolution of Gem Razors in 4 steps:
View attachment 983303 View attachment 983304
2) The Damaskeene open comb, at least until 1914, is actually a Gem Jr. Damaskeene Razor!
View attachment 983309 View attachment 983308
In 1914 it becomes officially the Damaskeene razor, offered as the "One Dollar Outfit" in a beautiful Morocco case with 7 Damaskeene blades
View attachment 983311
I thought I had enough new infos added to chart "beta 1.3", actually I was about to name it V.2 and called it done.
No way, the more I dig the more nuggets come to light
Thanks for the effort, what a great reference and will be used by many over the future years of razor enthusiasts.Here it is folks, the final version of the ASR dating chart. It has been big fun to dig into dusty and forgotten libraries in search for clues and info on our beloved razors. But I run out of reliable sources and there's little I can add.
I hope you can find it useful when you encounter your next Gem, Ever-Ready or Star razor.
Cheers!View attachment 983799
Here it is folks, the final version of the ASR dating chart. It has been big fun to dig into dusty and forgotten libraries in search for clues and info on our beloved razors. But I run out of reliable sources and there's little I can add.
I hope you can find it useful when you encounter your next Gem, Ever-Ready or Star razor.
Cheers!View attachment 983799
Here it is folks, the final version of the ASR dating chart. It has been big fun to dig into dusty and forgotten libraries in search for clues and info on our beloved razors. But I run out of reliable sources and there's little I can add.
I hope you can find it useful when you encounter your next Gem, Ever-Ready or Star razor.
Cheers!View attachment 983799