Sorry for the misunderstanding Achim, as you stated I have done research as well. Razors can be puzzling. I need to get some pics up. I will do it tonight for all to see.
The Gillette Big Boy/Big Fellows
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Sorry for the misunderstanding Achim, as you stated I have done research as well. Razors can be puzzling. I need to get some pics up. I will do it tonight for all to see.
There has always been some confusion about the Gillette vintage Big Boy/Big Fellow line of razors. Here's a brief description of the four different razors and a comparison to other razors in the Gillette line.
1. The Old Type Big Fellow introduced in 1919 and made for only a short time until 1921..
2. The New Improved Big Fellow replaced the Old Type and was sold in the same wooden case.
3. The New De Luxe Big Boy was made for only a short time from 1929 to February of 1931. It was sold in an attractive metal case.
4. The New Big Boy/Big Fellow hybrid variant. It has a shorter handle which screws directly to the cap like the standard New razors. It used the same case as the New De Luxe . There was no serial number and was probably made around 1929.
Note: The New De Luxe Big Boy was sold in either 24 kt gold or chrome plate. This is true of the De Luxe models Norfolk and Criterion.
Next we have the way the handles were attached to the heads of all four razors. The New De Luxe inner tube is as beautiful as the rest of the razor.
And finally here is the comparison of the Big Fellow to other razors from Gillette over the years.
1. The long handle Super Adjustable
2. The Old Type Big Fellow
3. The 1940's Super Speed
4. The New Improved Tuckaway
5. The Milady from 1940.
Hopefully this clears up a few questions.
Len
Does the new improved Tuckaway have the same head as all new improved razors?
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I had to post some pics of my Big Boy New Short Open Comb Chromium Deluxe:
Ben
Ben
I also took my son to a new barbershop last Saturday morning and the barber had a case with vintage razors on display. One of them was a New Improved Big Fellow (gold). I wanted to get it out and clean it up for him because it was quite dirty and scummy. It was a beauty though.
Ben
Ben
I guess an answer two years after the question is asked is better than never.
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Thats a natural reaction with me too. And to give the history of the razor model. I use terms that only our B&B members understand, others just go WHUH?
And we thank you for doing so, we love our razor picx
Got it, thanks! Well since I didn't quite know what to look for I bought it thinking it was a Big Boy. Someday I'll land one. Btw, with this mistake, this marks the second No. 88 I bought within the last 30 days from the bay. Here's the first (pics from the auction posting):
I know the Old Type Big Fellow only in the wooden case. The New Improved Big Fellow comes in wooden and metal case.
So you had a 88 already, didnt you notice the resemblance ?Got it, thanks! Well since I didn't quite know what to look for I bought it thinking it was a Big Boy. Someday I'll land one. Btw, with this mistake, this marks the second No. 88 I bought within the last 30 days from the bay. Here's the first (pics from the auction posting):
Yeah, I did, but because I don't quite understand the distinctions between Big Fellows, Big Boys and the No. 88, I fell for the description rather than focusing on other tell-tale things like 3 piece vs 2 piece, and so on. What can I say, I goofed.
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Ben, love the vid..
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Can you tell me what the plating is on the Old Type Big Fellow? Just picked one up in a collection of mainly junk with a few gems thrown in today. I'll get a pic up in a bit
I believe the Big Fellows were plated in Silver or Gold. The Big Boy came in Chromium or Gold.
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