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  1. brit

    brit in a box

    fine Milord Jim..
     
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  2. James Kleinkauf

    James Kleinkauf Well-Known Member

    Thanks Gary
     
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  3. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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  4. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Gillette used the phrase "old-type" to refer to the early razor in its introductory1921 ads for the New Improved (in addition to using "Old Type":for the post 1921 $1 razors'). Krumholz adopted the same usage in his Guide to Gillette.[​IMG]

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  5. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Gillette New LC / Gillette 7o'clock Super Stainless [​IMG]

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  6. brit

    brit in a box

    1948 brit aristocrat jr.. 20200812_105200_edited.jpg
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  7. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

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  8. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Yes , I was looking for ads of US production so labeled but just found the Canadian thus far.

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  9. brit

    brit in a box

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  10. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    I had to look at my collection of Old Type razors and thankfully I didn't work on re-lining this case. It's faint, but it does show "OLD TYPE" written inside the top, it's US made. As far as I know, this type of case came out in 1920 or 1921 in both the US and Canada. Maybe @mr-razor might know the earliest use of Old Type in Gillette's description of this type of open comb razor.............
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  11. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Well logic dictates it wouldn't have been an Old Type before the release of the New Improved in '21, per the ads above.

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  12. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    I just looked up the serial number. Only noticed now because I was cleaning and polishing the razor, 1922. A year after the introduction of the New Improved models.
     
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  13. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    In adverts these were generally referred to as Brownies at the time rather than Old Types.

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    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Gillette Fatboy / Gillette 7o'clock Super Stainless [​IMG]

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  15. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Gillette Super Speed / Gillette 7o'clock Super Stainless [​IMG]

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  16. brit

    brit in a box

    fine gillettes Stuart..
     
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  17. brit

    brit in a box

    1939 brit popular..
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  18. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Thank you.

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  19. brit

    brit in a box

    1939 brit aristocrat -rhodium plate..
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  20. James Kleinkauf

    James Kleinkauf Well-Known Member

    Gillette ‘51 W2 Steel Black Tip Super-Speed Set

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