Active Pass Around: Fatboy

[Jester]

The Fatboy has been sent on its way this morning, and will be with @BigBruce imminently. Thanks to all in this group who've participated in keeping this passaround going, and giving so many a chance to experience this iconic razor

 

[BigBruce]

Thanks to @ Jester, the Fatboy arrived lunchtime today, just too late for immediate use but I'll use it for my next shave on Sun/Mon.
Maybe a themed shave : Fatboy for a fat boy, teamed with my Razorock Big Bruce brush because, well.......!
Maybe a Winner blade and does anyone have some 12 inch soap??

 

[BigBruce]

BTW is this a 1960 razor? I thought that's what F2 meant.

 

[Jester]

BTW is this a 1960 razor? I thought that's what F2 meant.

Originator Dodgy listed it as a 1959 (assuming we're still on the same one - I'm not going through all 95 pages to confirm ) but you're correct. F2 would make it Summer 1960.....

 

[BigBruce]

Originator Dodgy listed it as a 1959 (assuming we're still on the same one - I'm not going through all 95 pages to confirm ) but you're correct. F2 would make it Summer 1960.....

Thanks David, tha's why I asked, didn't want to go through all the pages! Pity it wasn't F1 then we'd be the same age!!

 

[riverrun]

It seems the 1959 Fatboy was replaced at some point:

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[BigBruce]

It must have been changed again because it's an F2 now.

 

[riverrun]

It must have been changed again because it's an F2 now.

That is quite bizarre.
When I last had it in late 2019 it was an E1

 

[jimmyc]

That is quite bizarre.
When I last had it in late 2019 it was an E1
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Maybe people have been keeping a birth year fat boy and replacing it with one they had.

 

[BigBruce]

Maybe people have been keeping a birth year fat boy and replacing it with one they had.

Strange!

 

[Jester]

I'll check the Newbie Box Fatboy too in case there's been a cross over at some point.....

 

[riverrun]

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That's not the Fatboy I had the pleasure to look after.
Here is another image from 2016, where you can just about see the date code:

E1

 

[Jester]

Newbie Box Fat Boy's an E4 so no dice. Plus I'm probably one of the few people to have been in possession of both at the same time.....

 

[riverrun]

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Newbie Box Fat Boy's an E4 so no dice. Plus I'm probably one of the few people to have been in possession of both at the same time.....

Well, the original Fatboy is missing in action.

 

[BigBruce]

So, what should I do? Any way to trace the F2's history?

 

[riverrun]

So, what should I do? Any way to trace the F2's history?

I think short of contacting everyone involved in the pass around since November 2019 and be lucky... there is nothing that can be done.
My advice would be to continue on with the imposter and pretend it never happened.
It's up to @TommyP