I hit two antique stores will on Adelaide on a business trip last week. In the first I picked up a cased #15. Nice but you know what - I prefer my score in the second shop.
The exterior of the case caught my attention. It is engraved with:
'Presented to C. J. Harding Best & Fairest Player for S.A v N.S.W. Jubilee Oval Aug 17th 1929'
For those outside Australia SA is South Australia and NSW is New South Wales, two of our states. I'm yet to determine even the sport played by Mr Harding yet - more detective work to do.
Exterior:
So I'd fallen in love with this bit of history already and presumed by the case that he had been given a Bostonian. Then I opened it up:
Interior:
Note the interior indicates 'Case Made in USA' not the more usual 'Made in the USA' marking. OK, now my interest is REALLY aroused. So I look at the razor (which I've cleaned up a little before taking these pics BTW).
Under the head:
It is made in England! Now that can't be too common. Checking the handle the patent number is 133963 - 1917, a British patent presumably.
[poor picture of the] Patent Number:
For interest the serial number is 144296 Y
[poor picture of the]Serial Number:
There seems to be an earlier thread on these here but the pics have gone. There are pics and a thread on a British New Standard which is the same razor in a different case here which also has the same Y series serial number.
So hopefully this little score has added a little more info in our understanding of Gillette razor history
The exterior of the case caught my attention. It is engraved with:
'Presented to C. J. Harding Best & Fairest Player for S.A v N.S.W. Jubilee Oval Aug 17th 1929'
For those outside Australia SA is South Australia and NSW is New South Wales, two of our states. I'm yet to determine even the sport played by Mr Harding yet - more detective work to do.
Exterior:
So I'd fallen in love with this bit of history already and presumed by the case that he had been given a Bostonian. Then I opened it up:
Interior:
Note the interior indicates 'Case Made in USA' not the more usual 'Made in the USA' marking. OK, now my interest is REALLY aroused. So I look at the razor (which I've cleaned up a little before taking these pics BTW).
Under the head:
It is made in England! Now that can't be too common. Checking the handle the patent number is 133963 - 1917, a British patent presumably.
[poor picture of the] Patent Number:
For interest the serial number is 144296 Y
[poor picture of the]Serial Number:
There seems to be an earlier thread on these here but the pics have gone. There are pics and a thread on a British New Standard which is the same razor in a different case here which also has the same Y series serial number.
So hopefully this little score has added a little more info in our understanding of Gillette razor history
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