Wish you folks at B&B a Very Happy & Prosperous 2014!
A few months ago, an eBay seller had listed six NOS US Gillette Executive sets and sold them in a span of two weeks. I asked the seller how they came across six such sets at the same time and amazingly, they'd purchased all of the six sets in a garage sale still packed in the original Gillette cardboard box!! I was lucky enough to win one of the sets and happy to present it to the B&B brethren.
The NOS Executive with the usually seen light brown / beige inner shipper, and the rarely seen light grey/green outer shipper. The printed words in the outer shipper say "One Gillette Executive Razor with 50 Gillette Blue Blades", ensuring the authenticity of the outer shipper:
The Ostrich leather case, in the inner shipper and with the outer shipper close by:
NOS razor, price tag, unopened blade container, instructions sheet and the insert mentioning about reserve supply of blades behind the mirror:
NOS razor and the unopened twin 20 blade packs behind the mirror:
Close-up of the NOS razor. The razor is incredibly shiny & the TTO mechanism squeaks when used, as is typical of true NOS razors:
Close-up of the razor head, again very shiny:
It is a beautiful set and is one of the best sets in my collection. Due to the rarity of this set, it will stay NOS.
A few months ago, an eBay seller had listed six NOS US Gillette Executive sets and sold them in a span of two weeks. I asked the seller how they came across six such sets at the same time and amazingly, they'd purchased all of the six sets in a garage sale still packed in the original Gillette cardboard box!! I was lucky enough to win one of the sets and happy to present it to the B&B brethren.
The NOS Executive with the usually seen light brown / beige inner shipper, and the rarely seen light grey/green outer shipper. The printed words in the outer shipper say "One Gillette Executive Razor with 50 Gillette Blue Blades", ensuring the authenticity of the outer shipper:
The Ostrich leather case, in the inner shipper and with the outer shipper close by:
NOS razor, price tag, unopened blade container, instructions sheet and the insert mentioning about reserve supply of blades behind the mirror:
NOS razor and the unopened twin 20 blade packs behind the mirror:
Close-up of the NOS razor. The razor is incredibly shiny & the TTO mechanism squeaks when used, as is typical of true NOS razors:
Close-up of the razor head, again very shiny:
It is a beautiful set and is one of the best sets in my collection. Due to the rarity of this set, it will stay NOS.
. You should have bought the box that all of them came with, kind of a weird part of Gillette collectibles but hey. Great pick up Dhilip
