Thread: Anyone ever see a Gillette toggle with a 58 date code?

I know this belongs over at Badger & Blade but I don't use DE razors and sort of feel like a traitor just joining a DE site.

I picked my step dad up a Gillette Toggle DE for $3.95 not too long ago with a D4 date code.

I have sold a few DE razors and knew the code was from the 50s but didn't think anything of it until a couple of days ago.
http://www.geocities.com/safetyrazors/gil_ser2.htm#1950

They list 60, which is what I knew about toggles, as the only year.

I am quite sure it says D4.

I know that toggles are VERY collectible but what do you think of this?

OBTW, it's perfect.

1960 was the only production year based on my research. Can't say more than that.

I recall a thread on B&B regarding a different date code on a few toggles that may have been prototypes. Do a search over there, you might have found a rare toggle (redundent?).

I didn't want to go to B&B and end up with DEAD

58 is not super rare but there are less than the 60

What is a 195?????

just what I need.... another AD

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

What is a 195?????

I've only seen photos of them, but I believe it's something like a Fat Boy with the adjusting ring at the far end of the handle rather than up by the head. I guess they're rather rare.

I have enough collections that I can't go looking for these things. If they find me, though, that's different . . .

Actually all the adjustable Gillette's were model 195. But the one that gets the designation that most recognize as THE 195 was the one with the adjustment knob at the bottom of the handle. Taz just recently sold one and I'm sure he has one still.

Originally Posted by Hawkeye5

Actually all the adjustable Gillette's were model 195. But the one that gets the designation that most recognize as THE 195 was the one with the adjustment knob at the bottom of the handle. Taz just recently sold one and I'm sure he has one still.

Yea I do it is NOS or was before I shaved with it. The razor was actually labeled 195 on the case and there is a lot more to it then a Fat Boy with the adjuster on the bottom. It is plain and simple Gillette's best made, heaviest, smoothest action razor ever made like it or not it is a beast. If you are familiar with Murker it is basically Gillette's Vision. It was only made one year as the story goes because of production cost and what they would have to charge for it they felt the American man at that time would not pay and they were probally right. The other not the Fat Boys were called 195 because of the price the ads labeled it 1.95 so goes the 195. But they were just boxed as adjustables.