Scored a Fatboy, Slim and a cool Pocket Edition

[Sled Dog]

Stopped into a small town antique store yesterday and scored a couple of razors.
Couldnt say no to a $5 Fatboy and Slim

The Fatboy is dated F2 (one quarter off my birth year/quarter) and the Slim is dated H3
Here they are "as found"..


Here is the pouch that the Pocket Edition came in


A plain gold plated/brass case, the bottom part of the latch has come off the rivets and it does not stay closed


Bottom of the ABC style case


A very cool Canadian set, thin solid handle with a nut shaped end






Serial number PC 07441




The razors before cleaning


The Fatboy and Slim cleaned up nicely



And the Pocket Edition looks good after being cleaned and polished














Thanks for looking
Kevin

 

[Lakebound]

WOW! What a steal for you, congratulations indeed.

Frank

 

[WesternModern]

Nice!

 

[alex2363]

Sled, i put it in the Wiki for you, it seems you are near top of list http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Gillette_Canada_Dating_Information?redirect=no

PC 5646	5646	Pocket	none	-	ABC	no	no	This could be ca. June 1909, because at that time Gillette Canada was filling its first large pocket edition orders and was having trouble producing patterned parts (cf Peterson, Neil P. Gillette Blade Canadian Edition, July 1918, p31). But it might also be earlier. Perhaps the Canadian serial numbers started in 1908, when the factory moved to St. Alexander Street?
PC 06227	6227	Pocket	-	punched-down	ABC	patch	no	Thin-handled ball end, no stamping on bottom of guard plate, ABC-style cap studs, punched-down collar, latch-closure basketweave case w/ patent dates on bottom, gold Gillette diamond label [Porter].
PC 07441	07441	Pocket	standard	punched down	ABC	patch	no	From B&B/sledog plain gold case ABC set razor has end handle nut design http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...Pocket-Edition
PC 07509	7509	Pocket	smooth ball	-	-	-	-	Pocket edition with smooth ball and asymmetrical studs; basket-weave case with signature logo on underside and 1907 Russian patent: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...ette-Open-Comb
C 10286	10286	Single Ring	standard	-	bullet	-	no	Number on barrel.

 

[Sled Dog]

Thanks Alex

 

[Capslock]

That is cool.

 

[shevek]

Man, how come I never come across beautiful finds like these when I go to antique stores?? They cleaned up very nice.

 

[DoctorKillmore]

Awesome!

 

[5Cantonas]

Duuuuuuuude

 

[Draven451]

Great finds!

 

[wazza]

Wowzers........wowzers indeed. Thats a great find there.

 

[IronHammer]

Remarkable condition for in-the-wild finds. Congratulations!!!

 

[Bobcat]

You sure timed that outing well!!

Congrats!!

 

[Nomad1600]

Nice finds... congrats!

 

[rxonmymind]

Sweeeeet! You can go ahead and um, send that over to me and I'll give it the once over. Maybe twice.

Congrats!

 

[Jeff_H]

Very nice finds. At least on the Fat Boy, it looks like even the black in the numbers is largely intact. Both the FB and the Slim look fantastic all cleaned up. The pocket edition also looks fantastic. I am normally not a fan of gold razors but something about the color of that razor makes it very attractive. It just looks classy and elegant.

Congrats on such good finds. I hope to spend the cooler fall/winter/spring months down here in San Antonio kicking around through some antique stores looking for my own finds. We tried one weekend this summer and it was just far far to hot to be enjoyable.

 

[Reevers]

Great finds! That shopping spree produced an instant respectable razor collection!

 

[Sled Dog]

Thanks guys, used the Pocket Edition today with a fresh Super Iridium blade, great shave!!

 

[Capt]

One heck of a fiind!

 

[Jeff_H]

Glad you had a good shave with the Pocket Edition. I like the shave the Old Type razor heads give. The way it's designed, the blade is presented to your face differently and therefore the blade feels different to your face. The word I used to describe it was "stiff". But, once you get the right angle it gives a very good shave. Maybe not a smooth "I never felt the blade" type of shave, but a shave where you get direct feedback from the blade. The design is simple and they are beautiful razors.

I managed to acquire a 1921 Old Type plated in silver, which is my Grandfathers birth year, God rest his soul. I would love to find an empty pocked edition case in silver and then have the whole thing replated in his honor. I have another Old Type head that Krona Kruiser replated in nickel, so I can shave with that one regularly.

Again...really nice find and the condition of all those razors is just beautiful, but the pocket edition is the most special looking one you have, in my opinion. Someone obviously loved that razor and took care of it, but used it. That's the best kind of razor.