Help with a Gillette Tech ID
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This particular Tech is not a Tech at all. It is a Goodwill, from the 1930s. The gold is very thin, but they are supposed to shave much like a NEW.
Photo from Achim, naturally.
Photo from Achim, naturally.
That's a Goodwill, not a Tech! I really like the way those long-comb Gillettes shave. Good catch!
#160 Standard Goodwill from 1931
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Nice Haul!
Go ahead and shave with it. It's what they were made for. It's begging to be used ;-)
I have one similar and my friends on here shared this with me so I'll pass it along to you. I've started a folder on my computer for identification pages that I run across.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/116968-Goodwill-cap-numbers
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/116968-Goodwill-cap-numbers
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Thank you guys !! I have decided I can't just let it sit there and not use it.I will put a Polsilver in that baby tomorrow AM.@ elmerwood, I just gave the link a quick look during my lunch break. Thank you! If I can add my pictures for help let me know. And just when I thought I had the RAD in check I get pulled back in
. But for 10 dollars from what I can see on Ebay and elsewhere I did really good. There are still some bargains out there!!!
. But for 10 dollars from what I can see on Ebay and elsewhere I did really good. There are still some bargains out there!!!
Because it's got the center slot milled into the guard plate, this one is actually a #175 Goodwill.
I'd use it, though you'll probably find that it doesn't really shave any differently than a regular long-comb new. The Goodwill's unique features were really about creating a razor that could only work with the new patent-protected Gillette and Probak blades. Other than that, they shave just like the razors whose parts they were made from -- either the Old Type or the long-comb NEW.
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Like any long-comb NEW, this Goodwill should produce a very nice result.
These Depression-era razors were not well plated. Your pictures look like it still has quite a bit of gold wash left, but we don't see the top cap in the photos. Don't polish it - the remaining gold will be gone in a flash if you do!
A nice find . . . enjoy!
These Depression-era razors were not well plated. Your pictures look like it still has quite a bit of gold wash left, but we don't see the top cap in the photos. Don't polish it - the remaining gold will be gone in a flash if you do!
A nice find . . . enjoy!
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Thank you.I will not polish. It had an old blade in it .So,I did put it in some dilute CLR for 20 minutes followed by 20 minutes peroxide and 20 minutes alcohol yesterday morning. So far it seems undamaged. Top cap is in great condition too. I get the feeling this was not used too often from the way it looks.
I went by the the cap, which is in Waits as a #160 standard cap, with the squares
you went by the guard which is a #175 guard
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Krumholz says that the #160 and #175 used the same cap, which has also been my experience:
Another type of Goodwill made up from NEW GILLETTE parts was the Special Goodwill #175 which used a #160 cap. The guard was the same as found on the Standard Goodwill, except this razor had received the milling operation of the centre slot. The guard is different from that of normal NEW GILLETTES in that it has the protruding 'reverse studs' punched in. This razor was produced in extremely small quantities only in 1931.
The only exception to this that I've seen has been the Canadian #175:
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Great, as always we lern something new every time, thanks Porter....I hope we didnt confuse you more Bruce
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That's how they came, as far as I know. The same cap was shared by the #160 and #175.
