I bought this old guy at the local antique shop. It only had superficial rusting that I cleaned up with lemon juice and baking soda. No obvious brand mark anywhere and I am not really all that knowledgable about antique safety razors. Anyone have any clues? I can never seem to get pics to embed right
It looks like a Gillette Long Comb but they have stamps on the comb. Are you sure there’s nothing else marked on the comb or baseplate? If not, it’s probably a knockoff. Gillette was pretty good about stamping.
EDIT: eBay listing
That eBay listing is almost identical. Could the base plate have been swapped out?
I saw the number stamp. Yeah, it’s entirely possible the base plate has been swapped. It’d be a little weird. It’s not like they break. But it is possible. Enjoy!
If you zoom into the second photo, there is a serial number on the top of the base plate. But that is it.
It looks to me like a Gillette Old Type. I’ll try and remember to confirm that and try to find more info tomorrow.
Yep, the head is a Gillette Old Type from 1910.
https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/wiki/US_Gillette_Dating_Information
I’m having a lot of trouble identifying the handle though, those older Gillettes almost always had knurling on the bottom… http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/Old Type/Old Type.htm
It looks like it might be a knock off Gillette Long Comb. The handle is the same but the plates are slightly different.
The head looks authentic to me. Very common to replace the handle of a 3 piece razor if the handle breaks or to make it look different. Lots of companies were making compatible parts.
But it might be another Gillette handle there just aren’t good pictures of on the Internet, they made a lot.
If you look up “gillette new long comb”, the handles are identical. What makes me think the plates might be knockoff is the lack of maker’s mark.
Is there anything stamped into the bottom of the baseplate?
It looks like it might be an early 1900s Gillette Tech, though I haven’t been able to find an example that has that handle shape.
