Safety Razor Acquisition Thread.
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BTW, that ad is from the '60s almost for sure, the N.F. means Nouveau Franc which was introduced in 1960.
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Thanks! A wealth of knowledge you are.
btw, the guy in the pic looks like he has had too much to drink.
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A nice OT Pocket Edition, 1917.
Before and after pics.
Baking soda, aluminium foil, hot water (x3); soap, hot water, toothbrush; metal polish. Voilà!
Have a good day, gentlemen!
Looks fantastic! Was the razor silver or nickel?
All in great condition except for the scratch on the top of the case. You guys have any info on date and name? First one in my collection with a stamped diamond logo on the cap but I assume it is very common. Looks recent. 60's?
Tech, twentieth century. Bwaaaahahahahaaa! Don't blame me you left the door open. View attachment 662116
Nah, he's just French.
Thanks! I'd say it's nickel.
I'd say silver, Juan Manuel.
They did plate some Old Types in nickel but that was in the '20s I believe.
http://www.mr-razor.com/Preislisten/1917 Price list-08.jpg
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Am I correct in saying there'd be no cleaning reaction with nickel? That's a nice pickup @Juan Manuel.
Cordially,
Adam
Hey now you don't get to do the Bwaha unless someone asks "What is this?" Specific questionings are excluded and specifically protected from Bwahas as denoted in the forum rules. Geez doesn't anyone read the regs anymore? Sigh.
Yup, nothing will happen if it's nickel. [emoji106]
I have a 1917 that WAS nickel, I know for sure because I had [email protected] strip it for me. I sent another razor that I thought was nickel and it wouldn't strip because it was actually silver, and he was using nickel stripper. I thought most of the OLD type ball end razors from '17 to '19 were nickel.
Gillette liked to mix things up back then, didn't they?
Probably came in one of these Service Sets
http://www.mr-razor.com/Preislisten/1917 Price list-03.jpg
But the same 1917 catalog shows other sets (like the one Juan Manuel posted) that are silver plated
http://www.mr-razor.com/Preislisten/1917 Price list-08.jpg
Plus, if he used the baking soda/aluminum method and it actually did something, can't be nickel.
How about Rhodium ......I Cheated 
Wish I had your "disposable income"!
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