Hi Guys,
Just pondering the pics of the Ebay lot I scored for, while I'm waiting for the package to arrive (sad I know!) and notice that on the underside of an 'Old Type' razor box are marked the words 'OLD TYPE' - I'm just wondering how Gillette would have called these OLD TYPE unless the NEW TYPE was released, which then begs the question why were they still selling the 'Old Type' - was it just to sell off old stock, or did a lot of potential buyers still prefer the 'Old Type' and so keep it in production?
Much like Ford etc, wouldn't have referred to a Mark 1 of a particular model - it would have just been a Cortina or whatever - until the Mark 2 came out (and the mark 1 would have been obsolete) and referred to in retrospect as a Mark 1
I'm rambling now, it's time for bed..
Just pondering the pics of the Ebay lot I scored for, while I'm waiting for the package to arrive (sad I know!) and notice that on the underside of an 'Old Type' razor box are marked the words 'OLD TYPE' - I'm just wondering how Gillette would have called these OLD TYPE unless the NEW TYPE was released, which then begs the question why were they still selling the 'Old Type' - was it just to sell off old stock, or did a lot of potential buyers still prefer the 'Old Type' and so keep it in production?
Much like Ford etc, wouldn't have referred to a Mark 1 of a particular model - it would have just been a Cortina or whatever - until the Mark 2 came out (and the mark 1 would have been obsolete) and referred to in retrospect as a Mark 1
I'm rambling now, it's time for bed..