Help The Gem Cutlery Co. Project

[D.Irving79]

i wont say exactly what it is yet, but you, yes YOU may be able to help me out and have a hand in something truly incredible. its gonna take a lot of work, tons of phone calls, lots of driving.....etc :wink:

this is what i need from you: all of this has to pertain to the gem cutlery co. from around 1925 and earlier. i may use what you send, i may not. if i do, you will recieve FULL CREDIT for your contribution. the specifics:

- photos of your gem razors. full sets preferred (not a must), but if you have something that shines like diamonds, ill probably use it.

- scans of old ads. the older the better.

- anything on print: newspaper, magazine, user manuals, etc.

- ANY information concerning: jerry reichard, august schueber, mary zinn, and simon zinn.


- photos of their several locations on reade st. at the turn of the century

- misc. info, or if im lucky, really good stories and quirky info you know about (they have to be factual of course)

if im leaving anything out you think holds water with what im trying to do, SEND IT. send everything to my email ([email protected]).

i thank you in advance.

[rodd]

I want first print! :lol:

[D.Irving79]

first print of what??


:tongue:

[AsylumGuido]

Hey, Dave. How about this little beauty I found this week?

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj307/AsylumGuido/GEM1912Gold001.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj307/AsylumGuido/GEM1912Gold002.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj307/AsylumGuido/GEM1912Gold003.jpg

Do you think she could cuddle up next to your silver 1912?

:biggrin:

[D.Irving79]

thats very nice :smile:

talk to dominic though; he suckered me into buying a '24 ER with a minty satiny case.

[thirdeye]

Here's one of my Gems for your project Dave.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/thirdeye34/PICT0012-1.jpg

[thirdeye]

Here's another one for you.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/thirdeye34/CasedGem.jpg

[D.Irving79]

grr. i want that..haha.

send it over to my email: [email protected]

thanks a lot :wink:

[thirdeye]

and still a couple more....:biggrin:

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/thirdeye34/PICT0010-3-1.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/thirdeye34/PICT0008-4.jpg

[Blackstangal]

Here's one of my Gems for your project Dave.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/thirdeye34/PICT0012-1.jpgNICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AsylumGuido]

I can do better pictures of these with better light, but 1920-30's Micromatic and a 1940's Micromatic in bakelite cases? Would these help?

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj307/AsylumGuido/CopyofGEMMicromatics005.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj307/AsylumGuido/CopyofGEMMicromatics006.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj307/AsylumGuido/CopyofGEMMicromatics007.jpg

[D.Irving79]

that one with the bullet TTO is nice. where did you get it?


:tongue_sm

[AsylumGuido]

that one with the bullet TTO is nice. where did you get it?


:tongue_sm

The GEM Fairy left it on my doorstep. :biggrin:

[D.Irving79]

they must know a top knotch gemologist.

[AsylumGuido]

The best from what I hear. Of course, I usually hear it from the gemologist himself. :biggrin:

[Sando]

i wont say exactly what it is yet,

Now that you're a You Tube guru, it's gotta be a Ken Burns-style documentary covering the history of Gem razors. What're you planning for music? Don't forget the music...

...Ray

[D.Irving79]

we can start with the 1899 "hello my baby" song from spaceballs.

thats what im going to do. if theres no talking required in any of my videos, theres just going to be crazy ragtime/1920s music playing.

[spinyeel]

Here's something you can play with Dave.:biggrin:

[D.Irving79]

thats awesome :smile:

[D.Irving79]

BUMP

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b305/DIrving79/RAZORS/2910C1.jpg

[rodd]

I have blades like the ones in Guido's pictures, both labeled as double-edge, and as reversible. If you want pictures let me know. As far as razor pictures, I imagine you have more 1912s and G-bar pictures than you know what to do with, but let me know if you don't.

[D.Irving79]

i could use some more 1912 pictures actually...haha.

[swartzkip]

nice foto's might wanna include a ever ready, since they look the same. (there is bound to be a story behind that.)

[D.Irving79]

yeah, thats a "side thought". im going to try to do this w/o involving the "other" razors (ER, superior, etc.). its going to be HARD.

[STINGYBRIMSandBOURBON]

I researched gem razors with one of my photo research vendors (I'm a graphic designer) and they came up with this photo......

November 1939. "Street vendor's goods. Waco, Texas." 35mm nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration

[STINGYBRIMSandBOURBON]

Here is another Gem Razor photo from back in the day... I got this from the same vendor.....

"Crowd at Ebbets Field. Oct. 5, 1920." In the first game of the 1920 World Series between the Indians and Dodgers, the final score was Cleveland 3, Brooklyn 1. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection.

[D.Irving79]

those 2 photos are great :eek:

i love them. thanks!!!!!!!!!

[Hoos]

Dave,

I was in an antique store today and saw a Gem Blades Voices of Victory record. Like this one:

http://www.mainspringpress.com/gem.html

They're cardboard (or something very similar). The one I saw was in good condition (bright coloring, photos on the back) but probably not playable. Though you can see the grooves. I have no idea if there's an actual recording on it and it had no sleeve/mailer.

I believe she was asking $10 for it.

If you want it for your collection, let me know. I can call her and she'll hold it for me for my next visit (probably a couple or three weeks from now).

[D.Irving79]

brent, thanks a lot for letting me know about that. you can usually find those on ebay; not often, but they come up at least once a month.

if you find a damaskeene clock for $10 you can snatch that up though :wink:

[wchnu]

I feel sooooooooooooo left out.. no camera grrrrrrrrrr... and nothing fancy to post anyway,,


Fuzzy