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Well here is a razor that although is not in perfect shape is still a nice razor nonetheless. I got it on a auction and it looked bad, but you take a risk when you buy razors remotely. Sometimes it pays off and sometimes it does not.
This a Silver plated Gillette 1921 Tuckaway. I had to go through the baking soda method to restore as much Silver as possible before polishing to keep as much Silver on the razor and not on a polishing rag as an oxide.
The restoration method is available on these threads:
http://shavenook.com/thread-the-science-of-silver-cleaning-gillette-single-ring-cleaning-part-1
http://shavenook.com/thread-the-science-of-silver-cleaning-gillette-single-ring-cleaning-part-2
http://shavenook.com/thread-the-science-of-silver-cleaning-gillette-single-ring-cleaning-part-3
Here are the before pictures.
Here are the after pictures.
Now there are some flaws in this. There is a crack in the handle at the flange that goes to the head, the base plate has a couple of teeth that are bent and the head has a small loss of plating, but all in all a nice razor.
This a Silver plated Gillette 1921 Tuckaway. I had to go through the baking soda method to restore as much Silver as possible before polishing to keep as much Silver on the razor and not on a polishing rag as an oxide.
The restoration method is available on these threads:
http://shavenook.com/thread-the-science-of-silver-cleaning-gillette-single-ring-cleaning-part-1
http://shavenook.com/thread-the-science-of-silver-cleaning-gillette-single-ring-cleaning-part-2
http://shavenook.com/thread-the-science-of-silver-cleaning-gillette-single-ring-cleaning-part-3
Here are the before pictures.
Here are the after pictures.
Now there are some flaws in this. There is a crack in the handle at the flange that goes to the head, the base plate has a couple of teeth that are bent and the head has a small loss of plating, but all in all a nice razor.