i get home from work to find my dad in my house talking to my wife and picking up some stuff we bought for them and he says "i dropped off a razor for you, it was your grandpa's". he pulls out what appears to be a "gillette flare tip rocket with a wilkenson blade still in it" (based on a quick google search". 
so i am ecstatic at this point to get it, something passed down, found in my parents basement, unused for years. so dad leaves to go get my mom and i got to work.
out comes the simple green, scrubbing bubbles, q-tips and maas polish. a while later, and i have this.
not a scratch on it, no plate loss, no dings, mechanics are SUPER smooth and it's nice and shiny pretty now!
if anyone can identify the exact model and mfg year, it would be greatly appreciated. inside it's marked "BRIT. PAT. 694093" underside is marked "Gillette II MADE IN ENGLAND".
needless to say, i will be cherishing this one for years to come. if it was good enough for Grandpa, it's good enough for me.
and my dad also said, he thinks there is another one downstairs somewhere. i'm not getting my hopes up too high. if he finds another, bonus, if not, this one is SWEET.
i should have taken some before shots, but here are the after shots.
pics are without flash, but it is shiny and polished in person.
can't wait to try it out.
so i am ecstatic at this point to get it, something passed down, found in my parents basement, unused for years. so dad leaves to go get my mom and i got to work.
out comes the simple green, scrubbing bubbles, q-tips and maas polish. a while later, and i have this.
not a scratch on it, no plate loss, no dings, mechanics are SUPER smooth and it's nice and shiny pretty now!
if anyone can identify the exact model and mfg year, it would be greatly appreciated. inside it's marked "BRIT. PAT. 694093" underside is marked "Gillette II MADE IN ENGLAND".
needless to say, i will be cherishing this one for years to come. if it was good enough for Grandpa, it's good enough for me.
and my dad also said, he thinks there is another one downstairs somewhere. i'm not getting my hopes up too high. if he finds another, bonus, if not, this one is SWEET.i should have taken some before shots, but here are the after shots.
pics are without flash, but it is shiny and polished in person. can't wait to try it out.
