1957 C1 ???? Fatboy on the Bay.

[Jel999]

There's a Fatboy on the bay described as 1957 C1. I was under the impression that Fatboy's started in 1958. Mind you, given it's state, i'm surprised you can read anything on it. Did Gillette start manufacturing them in 1957 ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gillette-Fatboy-Safety-Razor-for-repair-C1-code-1957-/151593480492?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234bacf12c

 

[Al H]

Tbh that is too high priced for the restore it obviously needs

 

[zygalski]

Looking at some of the photos, I wonder how much razor would be left after the strip.

 

[Hippo]

Wow! Now there's a challenge!

The earliest I've seen have been '58s and they have an extra collar on the adjustment dial, which this doesn't. So I'm thinking it's just a reread of the date code through all the crud!

 

[StephenShave]

Yeuch... that is one very rough looking razor, though at £20 it would be worth a punt, shame it's not!

 

[discodaz]

i wouldnt give £2 for that , it is knackered! rough as a bears arse is how my dad would describe it. good luck to whoever ends up with it =/

 

[Captain Bb]

Fatboys were in production from 1958 to 1961, so there was no C date code. I'd like to see a close up of that code but the photos don't show it. I'm betting it's an E code in poor shape like the rest of the sorry thing.

 

[Leslie145]

Not so much a restoration project as one which needs taking to the barn & shot to put it out of its misery

 

[Hippo]

I'm intrigued to see if it would restore, luckily I have no money in my razor fund

 

[madnemo]

Looks like is been under the ocean for years