@TobyC will know. He's probably got similar pictures hidden under his pillow.
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Is there anything on the barrel? Found a thread on badger and blade that seemed to discuss this type in 2012 (possibly, I might be on completely the wrong line though). They seemed to have been collecting serial numbers to work out timelines:
Gillette Canada serial numbers
In response to http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/305774-what-do-I-have-and-what-might-it-be-worth I wrote "No one seems to know what the Canadian serial numbers mean...." Now I want to challenge that. I think we can establish a waypoint or two. First, we know there was nothing prior to...
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It's a nickel plated Single Ring, but I'm not up to speed on Canadian date codes, but it's pre 1921 for sure.
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Old Type Serial Numbers
The Montreal plant began low-volume production ca. 1906-04-??, increasing through 1907. Early orders included Pocket Edition sets, some of which are still extant. During WWI most or all of the razors produced for European sale were made in Canada.The serial numbers for known Canadian razors are somewhat spotty and even contradictory. It appears that they sometimes used numbers alone and sometimes used "C" or "PC" as prefixes. While this data does not yet allow us to place a given razor in a given production year, we hope that one day it will. To this end we try to classify each razor as closely as possible.
Gillette Canada Dating Information
This page documents what we know about Gillette Canada safety razor serial numbers and date codes. Razors made in Montreal often left the factory with serial numbers or date codes. During certain periods some or all models were unmarked. In theory any
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"One estimate is that the Montreal plant made "no more than a few thousand razors in 1906, and then maybe crossed into the 5-digits in 1907. If we assume that the plant was operating at that same production rate six days a week for the entire year, they'd have been turning out somewhere between 20,000 and 25,000 razors a year."
I don't thing enough is known to be able to date anything, but I know that US Gillette Double and Single Rings were predominately Silver plated with only a few in Gold, the nickel plating didn't start until the mid teens, the Canadians may have been the same.
I don't thing enough is known to be able to date anything, but I know that US Gillette Double and Single Rings were predominately Silver plated with only a few in Gold, the nickel plating didn't start until the mid teens, the Canadians may have been the same.
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Thanks @TobyC , it came with 2 ebony handled brushes, a brush and soap stick holder, the mini brush is made of either bone or ivory (not sure how to tell).It's a nickel plated Single Ring, but I'm not up to speed on Canadian date codes, but it's pre 1921 for sure.
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It's exactly like this set,
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I don't think the "case" was a Gillette product, and the razor may have been the only Gillette item in it, unless the cans are.
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