1927 or 1981 DE razor advice
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Hi.
No Gillette date codes before 1930. However, the Gillette 102 Old Type was used up to 1927.
1981 date code is B & then followed by a 1-4 number, indicating the quarter of that year. You'll probably be looking at a Super Adjustable "Black Beauty" for that year. These are a very highly rated DE razor. Go for it!
No Gillette date codes before 1930. However, the Gillette 102 Old Type was used up to 1927.
1981 date code is B & then followed by a 1-4 number, indicating the quarter of that year. You'll probably be looking at a Super Adjustable "Black Beauty" for that year. These are a very highly rated DE razor. Go for it!
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Yes. B3 is correct.
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Good luck with the search.
These are good razors but by '83 were becoming quite uncommon as cartridge razors had really taking over by then, so there won't be a lot of them around.
These are good razors but by '83 were becoming quite uncommon as cartridge razors had really taking over by then, so there won't be a lot of them around.
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zygalski said:
Not quite true........no date/month (E1 etc) codes before 1949. But up until 1930 you can date most razors by its serial number i.e. my Bostonian Gold set is #747030A. The number system only applied to the New Improved not the Old series after 1921.
So you could get the correct year just not month.
