Gem Razor Models
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Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Every once in a while I bring a sort of index forward for folks looking for a certain razor & there is a lot of other great information on other pages for the curious.
If you are looking for a Specific GEM model we have covered you will find it on these Post #'s.
GEM G Bar MFG 1955-58 -post #109
Gem 1912 MFG 1921-30 -post #124
GEM Push button Mfg 1958-65- post # 165
Gem MMOC Mfg 1930-41 -post #147
GEM MMBT Flying wing Mfg 1947-50- post #183
GEM MMCP Clog Pruf Mfg 1940-46- post #217
GEM Feather weight Mfg 1950-55 - post #250
GEM Streamline Jewel 2nd Gen Mfg 1949-53- post #390
GEM Junior Bar MFG 1906-11- post #433
GEM Damaskeene OC Mfg 1912-15 - post #454
Gem Time line - post #526,#543 + Many thanks to @mata_66 for his research on timelines.
For folks who bought used Gems with out manuals and other interesting information.
Have some great shaves!
If you are looking for a Specific GEM model we have covered you will find it on these Post #'s.
GEM G Bar MFG 1955-58 -post #109
Gem 1912 MFG 1921-30 -post #124
GEM Push button Mfg 1958-65- post # 165
Gem MMOC Mfg 1930-41 -post #147GEM MMBT Flying wing Mfg 1947-50- post #183
GEM MMCP Clog Pruf Mfg 1940-46- post #217GEM Feather weight Mfg 1950-55 - post #250
GEM Streamline Jewel 2nd Gen Mfg 1949-53- post #390GEM Junior Bar MFG 1906-11- post #433
GEM Damaskeene OC Mfg 1912-15 - post #454Gem Time line - post #526,#543 + Many thanks to @mata_66 for his research on timelines.
For folks who bought used Gems with out manuals and other interesting information.
Have some great shaves!
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Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
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!
Have some great shaves!
I hope you can find it useful when you encounter your next Gem, Ever-Ready or Star razor.
Cheers!
Have some great shaves!
Flintstone65
Imagining solutions for imaginary problems
Sir, your organization and presentation skills just blow me away -- thank you, this thread is extremely helpful!!!
Wow!
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Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Well fellows I'm glad you like it, I wanted to show the individual razors with a Thumbnail but B&B had restrictions on the amount of photo's prior to attempt a few months back so I had to improvise a little and take a picture of two in a Thumbnail. Another site I posted on allows a few more Thumbnails and I like that a little better individual photos. I bought a another Gem to add to the GEM Razor Models list and I only buy if there a good deal because I just need user grade because I'm not a real good collector because were I live up north away from the bigger centers were there are more quality razors to chose from with cases and priced good.
Have some great shaves!
Wow!
garyg
B&B membership has its percs
Great source, thanks for all the work 
. The poll results remind me that I have, maybe foolishly, committed to using a Contour for the week's Micromatic Monday. Didn't realize there were three flavours of Contours, I found just two in my dark corner of GEM's I didn't like ..
. The poll results remind me that I have, maybe foolishly, committed to using a Contour for the week's Micromatic Monday. Didn't realize there were three flavours of Contours, I found just two in my dark corner of GEM's I didn't like ..
Thanks, Ron! With a Star on the way, I'm gonna need this list!
O.H.
O.H.
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Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Well just added one GEM to my collection of excellent razors, this model is called GEM Junior Parade with the short taper plastic handle.
The nice part of this razor it has the 1912 base plate with a slight change to the top cap(Why change 1912 base plate that is as close to perfect as possible must of been GEM mfg thinking at the time.
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My shave today went flawless with no nicks or weepers and knocked off a CCS,DFS,BBs and the Alum block indicated very reasonable shave with almost no irritation=
I will shave daily for the next 7-10 days until I want to change things up again and give a detailed report of the razor.
Have some great shaves!
The nice part of this razor it has the 1912 base plate with a slight change to the top cap(Why change 1912 base plate that is as close to perfect as possible must of been GEM mfg thinking at the time.
)My shave today went flawless with no nicks or weepers and knocked off a CCS,DFS,BBs and the Alum block indicated very reasonable shave with almost no irritation=
I will shave daily for the next 7-10 days until I want to change things up again and give a detailed report of the razor.
Have some great shaves!
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Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Found this advertisement on a razor box, we have to remember that in 1938 the Great Depression is still on with a deflation rate of -2.08% so prices are still dropping and company's are not making much money and are just in survivor mode and Gem mfg is no different than the thousands of company's world wide. This price for $.39 with 3 blades just blows me away but it was a lot of money to the average American in the Dirty thirties and today 81 yrs later with compound inflation is the equivalent of $7.10.
But at the time it was a lot of money for someone needing a shave for his work place.
This razor is made of solid brass head with a plastic or Bakelite handle. a excellent razor and will gives a great shave. I'm glade I purchased it and the handle is great in my hand.
Have some great shaves
But at the time it was a lot of money for someone needing a shave for his work place.
This razor is made of solid brass head with a plastic or Bakelite handle. a excellent razor and will gives a great shave. I'm glade I purchased it and the handle is great in my hand.
Have some great shaves
garyg
B&B membership has its percs
I enjoy the Fat Handled ones .. the blue handled Treet has a different comb than the GEM Junior "Parade" on the left ..
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Ron R
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The Treet reminds me of the Gem Clog pruf head because of the hybrid safety bar, I hope it shaves as well as the GEM Junior because I very happy with results so far with my new addition. The Chrome or Nickel finish seems a little more rare than the all brass head, Very nice to show them and I believe the Treet had different colored handles for the Treet razor.
Have some great shaves!
garyg
B&B membership has its percs
Seems to shave similarly, my GEM is virtually mint while the Treet is showing some age. I've seem the blue handled ones several times, and think once I spotted a red one as well.
Glad you are enjoying the new addition, I really like the shave from mine. I also have a Star with the same design. The end caps of the handles are different though. And the Stars is slightly longer.
Here are a few pictures.
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Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Yes they sure look similar, sometimes if you lay just the heads on their side you can see little changes to the head or on their backs the angle might change when you have a bird eye view. The Star Bar and the Gem Junior bar Lather catchers might look similar but on their backs & sides there are little differences. Star bar is on the left.
Have some great shaves!
I can definitely see the differences now.
I took inspiration from your recent acquisition and took my Gem Jr. Parade out for a spin today.
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Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
I'm really enjoying my Gem Junior Parade (mfg 1938) and I have a Gem 1912 (mfg 1928) and l like to compare the two razors just visually, They both are stamped at the base 1912 were the handle screws in. Both heads look similar but there are slight improvements maybe to the Gem junior because it shaves smoother to me and handles a bit easier & nimbler because of its lighter handle & handle is easy to hold because of width and taper.
As you can see the caps are very similar but the base plate is a little different, the safety bar on the Gem Junior is smaller and has less overhang and the base plate is not as deep as my Gem 1912, also the centre of handle is less forward on the Gem junior.
The safety bar on the Gem junior looks a little more rounded on the safety bar edges and more material around the blade stops with bigger drain ports. They are punched from different dies when Mfg and the base plates are slightly different and the GEM junior parade winning my fancy by a notch for smoothness but end results are very similar shaves CCS,DFS,BBS range.
Have some great shaves!
As you can see the caps are very similar but the base plate is a little different, the safety bar on the Gem Junior is smaller and has less overhang and the base plate is not as deep as my Gem 1912, also the centre of handle is less forward on the Gem junior. The safety bar on the Gem junior looks a little more rounded on the safety bar edges and more material around the blade stops with bigger drain ports. They are punched from different dies when Mfg and the base plates are slightly different and the GEM junior parade winning my fancy by a notch for smoothness but end results are very similar shaves CCS,DFS,BBS range.Have some great shaves!
Can I say this? That handle is FAT!
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Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
yes it is fatter than some handles, Gem Junior also has another model with a thinner bakelite handle if that is what you like. 
Have some great shaves!
