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Confused - date codes for gillette

When I google Gillette Date Codes I get a listing that shows 1949 (birth year) as a U. But according to the people on this forum there were no date codes for 1949. I'm confused. Would love to get a birth year razor but dunno how to find it if its not a U code. Hmmmm.......any help would be appreciated. Thanks
 
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You might find a NOS razor with U marked blades in the set, but no Gillette started the date codes for razors in the 50s.

There are models that due to style changes date be narrowed down to a range of 48-49. Super Speeds and Aristocrats are like that.
 
48 to 50 Super speed


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1949 Brit #22 razor
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1949 Executive
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49 Milord
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Aristocrat No16 (U2 on blade)

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Aristocrat jr. Set No51
"U3" on blade
Brit.Pat. 430.030
72g, 8.3cm
Made in England

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Yup...

"U" would have been 1949 had the razors been serialized, but they were not dated from 1931 until restarting in 1951 (with "W").
The only way we have to date them is by model, and in the case of a complete set, blade marks. Might pin it down to a year, but not a "quarter" until after 1951.
 
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