I am not familiar with Gems at all but this came my way for what i think was a decent price so i grabbed it up. Is there anyway to date these? What do i have here? Excuse the lower right corner of the pics, i dropped my camera.
I am Gem clueless help me out
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I really like that wooden case! Nice find!! I don't think that there is any way to date these single edge razors very precisely. They usually are just identified by the patent date.
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Well unfortunately for me this one only says patent applied for.
Somebody will be around shortly that can provide more information, but I think that the Patent Applied For note is either a 1914 or 1924 model.
that's a 1924 model Everready, since it's a PAF, it would seem easier to date in the that respect. i'd say it's from late 1923-early '24
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Thanks for the info. Other than the plating loss on the head (someone used this one a lot) this thing is in excellent shape. I am having a good week, my unused but slightly corroded TV special with case and original blade pack cleaned up nicely and this came to be in my possesion.
Take that for a test drive... a awesome shaver and it's always best to have the water off so you can hear the razor "sing"
its a 1924 ER in what i believe is a 1926 presentation case for a 1912 gem.
Oh, and get a Gem style blade for it; the Valet blade's intended for an Autostrop razor.
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Interestingly enough there is a grocery store down the road that sells gem blades and another brand of single edges as well as injectors. But they don't have any DE blades
