What the heck did I buy?

OK, so I am new to this razor DE razor game. I picked up the four razors in the picture for fun, they were cheap.



They are all Gillettes. The one on the left I know (A4). The open comb says Made In Canada with no date code. The next one is made in Canada, has 1932 stamped on it. The crusty one on the right is E4, which I assume is 1959. It cleaned up OK, thought the chrome is worn. Would one of you please educate me as to what my $8 got me. Thanks.

Mike

New(gold),Tech, a red tip Superspeed, and a Fatboy(adjustable). Nice find for $8.


==Tom

From left to right: red tip, new, tech, fat boy

The gold razor looks like a 1930s NEW handle with an older head. See:

http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/Gillette_NEW

That was a great buy for $8.

Nice find. They should scrub up well. I have a tech and it is a gentle razor.

Stuffy said:

The gold razor looks like a 1930s NEW handle with an older head.

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Good catch. You are right. I think that is a New Improved head from the twenties.

-Mo

Thank you, thank you all! I will give the red tip to my son and buy another for my use later. I went to the geocities site and figured out the years. Is there a reference with pictures somewhere? Also, looking at the fatboy, I can see it was gold at one time. Alas the only gold left is on the inside of the head, and the underside, and a very little bit on the handle.

Mike

Answered my own question on the wiki. Duh! Thanks for the link.