Signature King Gillette 1908 Single Ring, How Rare / Common Is It?

SP3CtRUM · Feb 1, 2016

Guys,
with pleasure I would like to present you my latest score: Gillette Single Ring Signature

Serial Number: 383208
Condition: sloppy with some corrosion points, all teeth are there but one is a little bit bent. There is small crack on the handle.
There is PAT.NOV. a the bottom of the handle (rest is unreadable)

I will try to bring it's glory back

Graydog · Feb 1, 2016

Very Nice, Love The Single Ring :thumbup1:

Mark1966 · Feb 1, 2016

Lovely score! Congrats

Intrigued · Feb 1, 2016

Great score! It should be added to the Wiki here: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Signature_Single_Rings

IronHammer · Feb 25, 2016

Congrats! I'll add it to the list

BigJ · Feb 27, 2016

WONDERFUL RAZOR!! Truly a (very) serious collector's item! Enjoy!

72plymsatellite · Jul 18, 2017

I found that I have been sitting on signature for possible months. I don't know where the razor came from. i was actually getting ready to sell it so I was taking pictures of it and as i took it apart to take more pictures, i happened to see the signature. I buy batches of razors local and on ebay all the time so who knows. I will have to post pictures to show proof. sn is A4428124 signature is only on the top cap.

i also know of another that was recently purchased on ebay. i will message the guy who bought it and see if he wants to post the info he has on his

Buick48 · Aug 22, 2017

I won this diamond in the rough on Ebay, over the weekend,
and can hardly wait for it to arrive....
I already have the proper case and blade boxes waiting for it.

Cheers,
Kevin

Intrigued · Aug 23, 2017

Buick48 said:
I won this diamond in the rough on Ebay, over the weekend,
and can hardly wait for it to arrive....
I already have the proper case and blade boxes waiting for it.

Cheers,
Kevin

That's great, Kevin! That's the first signature single ring that I've seen that was engraved also. :thumbup1:

Buick48 · Sep 2, 2017

My newest razor arrived yesterday. I found that it is already a gem, not
the diamond in the rough that I figured it to be. Now housed in the proper
case, with what are the proper blade boxes, it is indeed the jewel of my collection.

I wish I knew who H.N. was....

Cheers,
Kevin

Gryffindor · Jan 18, 2019

I went out to check a few antique stores today. I wanted to see if there was anything of interest, but I also wanted to pick up something cheap that was super dirty. I wasn't concerned with what it was, just that it was a safety razor that needed heavy cleaning. I've never purchased a razor that needed any extensive cleaning, and a lot of the stuff on zee auction site tends to be...well, filthy.

Here's what I picked up today, in my last store of the day as they were closing. No case, was sitting at the bottom of a pile of Gems in a metal, non-razor box. It was the dirtiest thing in the pile, and I'm glad that it was!

I did not know what I was getting into when I purchased this. I knew it was a single ring, but I didn't check below the base plate at all. Nor would I have known the significance if I had! I only checked that it had a serial on the barrel inside the handle. Thank you to @ajkel64 for the prompt reply in the Aquisition thread!

The handle has no cracks. Both the baseplate and top cap are signed. Freaking out a little.

Looks like I need to find a new training cleanup razor!

IronHammer · Jan 18, 2019

Excellent find! These are very rare. First you want to do a dish soap and hot water scrubbing to get the crud off of it. Then, since these are plated in silver, I highly recommend the aluminum foil/baking soda boiling method for restoring this fellow. I have used this method myself and the results are astonishing. If there appears to be enough of the silver plating after that, you might use a very tiny amount of silver polish to really shine it up. I would NOT recommend the silver polish if the plating seems be too spotty or very thin.

Gryffindor · Jan 24, 2019

First round of hot water and Dawn completed. The teeth are way better off than I thought!

IronHammer · Jan 25, 2019

Looking good! I know some collectors are into the whole patina thing. I don't like that at all. I like my razors looking like the day they were put on the store shelf.