Sheraton Variation?

**Sailorman** · 05-06-2010, 06:53 PM

Here's a pic of two Sheratons.
Notice the difference?

What's with the one on the left.

Has anyone else ever seen one with the door pivots like that?
It looks like a gold plated Senator, but I can't imagine anyone having done that.
If they did, it was years and years ago when it was maybe a $2 razor.

Did they change the Sheratons at some point, or is this another case of Gillette making do with whatever they had on hand?

Or, is this a super rare prototype I can list as a BIN on ebay for $995?

**tallow_first** · 05-06-2010, 07:15 PM

I think the version with the rivets is a 1937 model, and the non-riveted version is a 1938. I have one with the rivets.

**alex2363** · 05-06-2010, 07:49 PM

the riveted is the 1937 1st sheraton model made

**Sailorman** · 05-06-2010, 08:10 PM

Ahh.. Thanks guys. I guess I have never seen a 1938 model before. Plenty of the 1937s, evidently.

**Blue-EyedSon** · 05-07-2010, 02:57 AM

Originally Posted by tallow_first

I think the version with the rivets is a 1937 model, and the non-riveted version is a 1938. I have one with the rivets.

I've never seen this issue come with Sheratons, but I know a similar issue exists with the 30s style US made Aristocrats. On those, I think the conventional wisdom has been that the exposure of the rivets, like the one on the right, is an earlier model whereas the one on the left is a later model. But I've never heard of specific dates associated with when the transition occurred. If the transition on the Sheraton's occurs in 1937/38, would this also apply to the 30s style US Aristocrats?

**alex2363** · 05-07-2010, 06:41 AM

the one piece open comb razors made from 1935 to 1939 had different size and variations the 1st sheraton made was feb 5th 1937 with the smaller diameter handle. 1937 to 1939

**Oldguy** · 05-07-2010, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by Sailorman

Here's a pic of two Sheratons.
Notice the difference?

What's with the one on the left.

Has anyone else ever seen one with the door pivots like that?
It looks like a gold plated Senator, but I can't imagine anyone having done that.
If they did, it was years and years ago when it was maybe a $2 razor.

Did they change the Sheratons at some point, or is this another case of Gillette making do with whatever they had on hand?

Or, is this a super rare prototype I can list as a BIN on ebay for $995?

I have one of each of the Sheraton's as your photo shows. I actually got the one without the rivets first and thought it was an oddball even though it came in the Sheraton case. Thanks for showing the two variations.

Len