Got lucky today and found a user grade bottom dial Gillette Fat Boy with an F4 date code. It was at a local antique store. Gave it a quick clean and will put it to work as the adjustments appear to work.
Bob
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Got lucky today and found a user grade bottom dial Gillette Fat Boy with an F4 date code. It was at a local antique store. Gave it a quick clean and will put it to work as the adjustments appear to work.
Bob
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Nice find Bob :tu looks in good shape.
Wow! A rare and valuable find? Seems I have seen those go for a pretty penny.
Weren't those kind of prototypes, Bob?
Seem so Tom--
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I guess as rare as a toggle Gillette both being not in production very long. Yup, if by a pretty penny you mean silly money. I must have done something right lately because the karma was sure working for me. I had not been into this store in over a month and there it was in with all the other DEs. I just could not turn it down for the equivalent of about $14 US tax in.
I think the proto type bottom dials went 1 to 5 on the adjuster but the production ones, like this one, went from 1 to 9 on the adjuster.
Bob
Wow! what a find! Still hoping to find one of those or a toggle in the wild myself.
But mine goes to 11! Sorry had to say it.
I looked for a toggle for a while and gave up. They went for way too much money. Nice find Bob. That is one of the rare ones that collectors grab up.