So I dug these two boxes out of an antique store the other day. I've never attempted to restore or even clean any of the boxed razors I've found over the years, but always had it on my "give it a go and see" list.
The Red & Black didn't come with the right razor, I managed to find a Canadian made head that is accurate but don't have the correct handle (yet! I'll find one somewhere at some point)
So Before Pics:
So the R&B exterior and workings are fine, but the interior was pretty miserable. I will say I try my best to keep the "character" of whatever it is I'm fiddling with, so the exterior, while worn, was left alone. The bottom felt was essentially threadbare and it's final stage before full disintegration so that what I wanted to address. I wanted to keep the inner lid felt as that is where the Gillette logo is and it is worth maintaining in my opinion (even though it is also showing it's age).
The Tech box was missing the inner piece that the razor and blades sit into. There is a small inner "ledge" around the inside of the base piece of the box that another piece sits upon. That piece was completely missing.
So after some fiddling and a trip to the fabric shop we are left with the following.
Thanks for looking!
The Red & Black didn't come with the right razor, I managed to find a Canadian made head that is accurate but don't have the correct handle (yet! I'll find one somewhere at some point)
So Before Pics:
So the R&B exterior and workings are fine, but the interior was pretty miserable. I will say I try my best to keep the "character" of whatever it is I'm fiddling with, so the exterior, while worn, was left alone. The bottom felt was essentially threadbare and it's final stage before full disintegration so that what I wanted to address. I wanted to keep the inner lid felt as that is where the Gillette logo is and it is worth maintaining in my opinion (even though it is also showing it's age).
The Tech box was missing the inner piece that the razor and blades sit into. There is a small inner "ledge" around the inside of the base piece of the box that another piece sits upon. That piece was completely missing.
So after some fiddling and a trip to the fabric shop we are left with the following.
Thanks for looking!
