Help Identifying Old Razor

wscottb7862 · Nov 16, 2012

It looks to be gold plated or bronze. It has on the outside bottom Pat. Nov. 15. 04. No markings on the head. On the inside barrel it has A330217. Any help appreciated.

Geologos · Nov 17, 2012

I would say it is a 1908 Gillette old type! Some of them were silver plated, so try to polish it, maybe black will go away

Haggises · Nov 17, 2012

http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/US_Gillette_Dating_Information

I suspect that gold color you're seeing is where the silver has worn off over the tears. The black stuff is tarnished silver. It will come Up nicely after a baking soda and aluminum foil bath.
Looks like the teeth and head are in pretty good condition. Nice find!

Mike H · Nov 17, 2012

You have a nice 1908 Single Ring, congratulations.

MacDaddy · Nov 17, 2012

This is a more interesting Single Ring than it would appear at first glance, if I'm reading your serial number correctly. A380217 would put it smack in the range of serials that we've recorded for the Signature Single Rings, but it would appear that yours hasn't got the signature. We'd collected one other data point up in the 400,000s that barely overlapped with just one of the known signature models on our list, but yours sits well inside the range of examples that we've seen, which start down in the 370,000s.

wscottb7862 · Nov 17, 2012

@MacDaddy the serial # reads actually A330217.
Was very excited to find it. Was at a local antique store and got this and a boxed 1947 Super Speed for $13 together. So is baking soda the best way to clean it?? The teeth do look nice and straight and there all there.