Got A Gillette Off of the Bay

[CaptainRaven40]

So I bought a lot of vintage razors off the bay. I have a Gillette DE razor that I can't find the date code on at all. It needs to be cleaned like crazy and the gold has worn off of the razor. How would I go about dating this thing. I guess pictures would help. I will post some later. Like I said though this thing is not in great shape and hasn't been cleaned, but I will post pictures later. Let me know if anyone knows anything. Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks

Jon

 

[MacDaddy]

The letter-number date coding didn't start on the razors until 1951, with some test coding apparently having been done in the latter half of 1950. So you wouldn't expect anything earlier than that to carry a date code at all. If your razor is a three-piece and also doesn't have a serial number, then the odds are that it's either an Old Type from the '20s, a NEW from the '30s, or a Tech from the late '30s or '40s. If it's a one-piece the more common ones would be an Aristocrat or a Milord from the '40s. There are other things it could be, but those would be the most likely. With a photo we'd be able to tell you right away.

 

[CaptainRaven40]

The letter-number date coding didn't start on the razors until 1951, with some test coding apparently having been done in the latter half of 1950. So you wouldn't expect anything earlier than that to carry a date code at all. If your razor is a three-piece and also doesn't have a serial number, then the odds are that it's either an Old Type from the '20s, a NEW from the '30s, or a Tech from the late '30s or '40s. If it's a one-piece the more common ones would be an Aristocrat or a Milord from the '40s. There are other things it could be, but those would be the most likely. With a photo we'd be able to tell you right away.

Thank you sir! I will be putting some photos up later.

 

[BBrad]

Yes, pictures are a must or Alex and his dog "Spotz" get grumpy . . .

We love playing "Identify This" around here . . . and there are a bunch of guys that are just waiting to see the pics!

 

[alex2363]

Yes, pictures are a must or Alex and his dog "Spotz" get grumpy . . .

We love playing "Identify This" around here . . . and there are a bunch of guys that are just waiting to see the pics!

Brad, he is very inpatient as we type....................

 

[celestino]

Looking forward to the photos.

 

[wrinkles2]

Alex, I Thought Spotz looked more like this:




by the way, isn't your dog picture from the 101 dalmations tv show or movie?

 

[CaptainRaven40]

Here are some photos. They aren't the best they were taken with the camera on my phone. I still have not had a chance to work on cleaning it.

 

[diegosaenz]

Looks like a 1947~ Aristocrat to me!

 

[CaptainRaven40]

Looks like a 1947~ Aristocrat to me!

Awesome! Thanks for the input. It needs some work for sure. I really don't even know where to go from here except my normal cleaning when I get a razor off of the bay.

 

[Sledgehammer39]

Looks like a 1947~ Aristocrat to me!

+1 I agree.