Grandfather's Adjustable

[JohnYaddy]

My mother was cleaning out a closet at my grandmother's house after she passed away and ran across my grandfather's old Gillette Adjustable. He passed away 22 years ago, but I still remember as a little boy watching him shave. He bought a toy plastic razor with changeable cartridges, and he'd lather me up so I could shave too.
I was wondering if someone out there would help me date the razor. It has a date code of K4. Also, what do I need to know about using it? It's not in perfect condition, although it looks to be in excellent condition for a daily use. Do the higher numbers mean a closer shave, or less close? Anything else I should know about adjustables in general? Thanks for the help gents!

 

[Darjeeling Express]

Great post. You have to post us a picture and you'll learn more about that razor than you thought possible. K4 is 4th quarter 1965. Here's the wiki chart link.

http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/US_Gillette_Dating_Information

 

[fidjit]

See my sig.

Some info in there about adjustables that may assist

 

[wbw0126]

I'm shaving with my grandfather's adjustable too! I find it pretty cool that I'm shaving with this tool that my grandfather shaved with...they were truly built to last

 

[luvmysuper]

I think that it is fantastic that this razor stayed in the family and will be lovingly used by generations, instead of winding up on E-Bay, going to the highest bidder.

(don't get me wrong, without the bay, I'd have a much smaller collection than I do now)

 

[the beav]

Congratulations-that's a lucky find! In case you don't know, don't use any abrasive cleaners on it. Just use scrubbing bubbles to get the soap off (if any), and use a cleaner called MAAS to polish it using part of an old t-shirt and Q-tips. It may end up looking far better than you ever thought it could.

 

[thirdeye]

What a wonderful gift, use it with pride and enjoy every minute of it.

 

[Prince]

Man, that is a great find.

 

[humber burns]

My grandfather also used to use an DE of some sort, although he died before I even knew what it was. But I'm currently trying to track it down through my family, I really do hope it wasn't sold off. I think it would be awesome to shave with a piece of family history.

 

[Jatte]

Just think how cool it would be for you r grandkids, when they shave with their great great grandfathers Fatboy

 

[jpkunst]

I wish I had a razor from one of my grandfathers or my father. They all started shaving with electrics quite early, though, or had a beard, and there are no more DE razors that belonged to them to be found anywhere. I tried, without success.

 

[JohnYaddy]

Thanks for the posts so far guys. Darjeeling, I'll get pics up when I'm able to. Looking forward to whatever else can be discovered about it from the photos.