Wild Find - GEM Gold SE 1912 Junior

Discussion in 'Safety Razors' started by tshusker, Dec 19, 2016.

  1. tshusker

    tshusker Member

    Scored this beauty at an estate sale over the weekend. Great condition, and cleaned up nice! Looking forward to taking this out for a drive! From what I've been able to gather, it appears this razor dates to the 1930 or `40's (probably more the `40's). If anyone's able to better date this razor, I'd appreciate it!
     

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  2. Mustache

    Mustache Well-Known Member

    Shiney!! I've never seen a gold one. Very nice!
     
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  3. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

    Wow that is a perty one
     
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  4. Jim99

    Jim99 Gold Water Shaver

    It's a little difficult to pin down a date on the Gem razors. You can only get as close as a date range.

    Here's a link to a thread from a few years back that may help.

    http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/dating-a-gem-1912.35157/

    By the way, the Gem 1912 models are excellent shavers and are underrated. I can achieve a comfortable BBS every time. You should be able to pick up a 10 pack of Gem Personna blades at your local supermarket or chain drug store.

    Welcome to The Shave Den.
     
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  5. blashe

    blashe Well-Known Member

    there are tons of them in gold juniors on ebay
     
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  6. '65 G-Slim

    '65 G-Slim Well-Known Member

  7. Mustache

    Mustache Well-Known Member

    I guess I'm picturing the gem jr with the fat plastic handle, not the metal one like yours. I've got a couple that look like yours but in nickel only.
     
  8. ugadawg

    ugadawg Well-Known Member

    I keep reading that you can find blades at the drug store or supermarket, but I have never seen them. I see DE blades fairly regularly now, but not SE.
     
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  9. Jim99

    Jim99 Gold Water Shaver

    I find them at my local Shop Rite supermarket, CVS and Rite Aid. I guess it depends on where you live. I'm in New Jersey.

    $4.49 for a 10 pack.
     
  10. John Ruschmeyer

    John Ruschmeyer Well-Known Member

    Same here, but I'm also in NJ.

    The blades at Shop Rite, et al. are the Gem by Personna Stainless Steel. At some of the local independent pharmacies, I've seem the Gem Blue Star (carbon steel) blades, as well.
     
  11. Slow Joe

    Slow Joe Relishing his obsession

    That's a lovely looking razor. Nice find

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  12. vinny g

    vinny g Member

    cvs and rite aid now 4.99 10 pk most likely carbon steel.
     
  13. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    Walgreens and rite aid around here.

    Yup we have those here in Baton Rouge too.

    They are carbon steel. Made by the company that bought ASR. They are the same as Treets.
     
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  14. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    Beautiful razor. I shaved with a Ever Ready version the other day. There is a SE and injector thread here. Check it out!
     
  15. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Dang! The plating on that is beautiful.
     

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