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RARE Gillette Bottom Dial FatBoy Adjustable razor 1960 (F4) | eBay

Dude...that's just...WRONG!

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

Dude...that's just...WRONG!

Maybe so, but that's one great looking FatBoy... wow.

But yeah that's a bit uh... well wrong lol.

Originally Posted by earcutter

Maybe so, but that's one great looking FatBoy... wow.

But yeah that's a bit uh... well wrong lol.

$1125. That's one HECKUVA night in Amsterdam!

I sold one for $750 a few years back. They are a scarce Gillette. For a sure enough collector it is a chunk of change but hey .... might be the only one he'll ever see. At one time I had all of the double ring Gillette DEs from 1903 or was it '04 .... anyway, I had 'em and once I had all of the variants, with boxes and all, it was like .... is that all there is ? So I sold them. I realized a while ago that I can't take any of this stuff with me when I finally go.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I sold one for $750 a few years back. They are a scarce Gillette. For a sure enough collector it is a chunk of change but hey .... might be the only one he'll ever see. At one time I had all of the double ring Gillette DEs from 1903 or was it '04 .... anyway, I had 'em and once I had all of the variants, with boxes and all, it was like .... is that all there is ? So I sold them. I realized a while ago that I can't take any of this stuff with me when I finally go.

Man I would so have to sell it too but... man - I would love to have handled it. Heck I am keeping the link up just to look at the thing lol... and I don't even use a DE anymore ; )

Originally Posted by earcutter

Man I would so have to sell it too but... man - I would love to have handled it. Heck I am keeping the link up just to look at the thing lol... and I don't even use a DE anymore ; )

Y'know it shaved alright but I've read that they developed it first, with the adjustment ring at the bottom, and found that the propensity for soap/gunk to get into the mechanism, was more likely with the ring at the bottom. Not sure if there is anything to that. The balance was different than that of a 'normal' ring at the top fatboy.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Y'know it shaved alright but I've read that they developed it first, with the adjustment ring at the bottom, and found that the propensity for soap/gunk to get into the mechanism, was more likely with the ring at the bottom. Not sure if there is anything to that. The balance was different than that of a 'normal' ring at the top fatboy.

I saw that and thought it odd but kind of cool - kind of like a watch that has a glass backing kind of cool. I like it. But sure, the balance would be different wouldn't it.

I wouldn't know about the gunking up either. All I know is I'll never know at that price lol.

Oh, H - E - double hockey sticks... I still have the eBay page up lol... I feel an AD coming along ; ).

Just looked - no others for sale on the bay - hope I forget lol!

56 bids, wow. Bid fever got them.