Hello all! As the title says, I came across my grandpa's box of razors. The box he kept them in was labeled with 1971 as the date on it. My grandpa had a thing for writing his name and date on things. Help me identify them if you can please. Thanks!
AWESOME!!! I think that finding and using stuff prior generations of your family had and used is about the coolest thing ever. I love ventage cuff links my fav. are a pair my dad gave me and still trying to get my hands on my great grandfather's fedora. My Aunt has it in a box somewhere at her house.... I would wear it proudly!
Thanks! I'm pretty excited about it. They're all in pretty good shape as well, none of them are tarnished terribly or rusted. My main razor is a Merkur 180 long handle, so the smaller razors here feel odd in my hand, but I will definitely give each of them a try.
Awesome finds! 1 & 3 are Gillette Techs (#3 might be British) 2 is black handled SuperSpeed (also a Gillette) 4 is a Schick Krona
Very cool! For the Gillettes, look under the head of the razor. There should be a letter in the top left and a number in the top right. This is the date code for the date/quarter the razor was made. D = 1958 E = 1959 F = 1960 G = 1961 etc. 1 = 1st Quarter Jan-Mar 2 = 2nd Quarter Apr-Jun etc. So H2 would mean the razor was made in the second quarter of 1962.
Thanks for the replies everyone. Swarden, I'll check that out tonight when I get home and reply back with the dates. That would be interesting to find out!
Gillette Ball End Tech #3 I've only seen on ebay listed as made in UK and/or sold sometimes in Canada and South America..It may have an aluminum handle.. GREAT SCORE!!
