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LOL!! I was in the middle of a phone call, and got sidetracked...

According to the Gillette Date Code webpage, it's a 1924 model 102A/106.

Smooth shaving!

Thank you :o "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":
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I generally shave with a straight razor -- I feel it like a "responsibility", and yes, I do enjoy it -- but I continue to perform routine maintenance on my Gillette double-edged razors and Schick...

It takes regular double-edged blades. It looks like a Gillette "New Standard" -- what's the serial number? Polish it up and give it a go (and take a photo!) Here's one of my 1921 "New Standard":
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