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10-18-2013, 11:42 PM #1Junior Member
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Here is a little bit of an update. Still not the greatest pics but my Mom put some elbow grease into the thing and it looks way better already! Should arrive in the mail tomorrow!
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10-19-2013, 03:05 AM #2Junior Member
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JBHoren, what did you do to get yours looking so nice?? That looks brand new.
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10-19-2013, 03:39 AM #3I'm a social vegan. I avoid meet.
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Originally Posted by yanks100
"Elbow grease"... lots of that, along with several soft shop-rags and Simichrome, as directed. Remember SRP's "Shave of the Day" forum!
Here's the "before" photo, and the "after":
You can have everything, and still not have enough.
I'd give it all up, for just a little more.
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10-26-2013, 08:13 PM #4Junior Member
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The serial number is 423817b. What can that tell me?
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10-26-2013, 08:59 PM #5Senior Member
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According to Gillette Date Codes for Double Edge Safety Razors and Blades it dates to 1924.
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10-26-2013, 09:21 PM #6I'm a social vegan. I avoid meet.
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LOL!! I was in the middle of a phone call, and got sidetracked... Originally Posted by luteplayers
You can have everything, and still not have enough.
I'd give it all up, for just a little more.
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10-27-2013, 03:25 AM #7Junior Member
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1924, that's awesome!
I just cleaned it using the baking soda method and its looking good! I ordered some MAAS polish to finish it off. Unfortunately there are 2 cracks on the top of the tube/handle. Any tips on what to do for those (you can see the cracks in the pics)? Also, the combs on one side are bent in but it seems quite uniform. Is that how it was made from the factory or are those bends from something else?
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10-26-2013, 09:19 PM #8I'm a social vegan. I avoid meet.
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According to the Gillette Date Code webpage, it's a 1924 model 102A/106. Originally Posted by yanks100
Smooth shaving!You can have everything, and still not have enough.
I'd give it all up, for just a little more.
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