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blue_monkey
08-12-2008, 12:42 AM
Check this out, the logo inside the case is upside down.

CLICK ME (http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-GILLETTE-razor-GOLDTONE-case-bonus-blades_W0QQitemZ130244718405QQihZ003QQcategoryZ359 89QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
JayKay
08-12-2008, 12:48 AM
Or somebody took it apart and stuck it back together the wrong way? Could be a mfg defect although they seemed to be alot more careful back then than they are now.
blue_monkey
08-12-2008, 01:01 AM
I don't think you can take this apart very easily. I have a case just like that, and upon closer examination, I see that the black fabric is all one piece that actually goes down into the bottom of the case. I have to believe that this was a factory goof.
JayKay
08-12-2008, 01:10 AM
Always a possibility, from the age when PEOPLE actually did quality control. Ohhh the good old days.
-PO-
08-12-2008, 01:33 AM
Check this out, the logo inside the case is upside down.

CLICK ME (http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-GILLETTE-razor-GOLDTONE-case-bonus-blades_W0QQitemZ130244718405QQihZ003QQcategoryZ359 89QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)Had my eye on that all day
blue_monkey
08-12-2008, 09:37 AM
Had my eye on that all day

They are great razors. If you don't have one already, I would go for it, but I wouldn't pay much more than $15 including shipping.
JayKay
08-12-2008, 01:20 PM
It looks like a nice fat handled tech at a good price. Is that a New or an Old? Its a bit hard to tell from the pictures. I dont remember them coming in fat handles but I could be wrong, as I dont like how they shave so I never payed much attention to them.
tjgriffin
08-12-2008, 06:21 PM
I don't think you can take this apart very easily. I have a case just like that, and upon closer examination, I see that the black fabric is all one piece that actually goes down into the bottom of the case. I have to believe that this was a factory goof.

It's hard to tel from the pics, but some cases have a separate piece of cloth covering the hinges. If that's the case here, one could invert, if one could get it off without destroying it.
AsylumGuido
08-12-2008, 07:20 PM
It looks like a nice fat handled tech at a good price. Is that a New or an Old? Its a bit hard to tell from the pictures. I dont remember them coming in fat handles but I could be wrong, as I dont like how they shave so I never payed much attention to them.

That is the 1936 Red and Black Set NEW. I have two of them in cases. It has the bar handle. They are great razors and that price is fantastic, especially with the case. I couldn't possibly sell either of mine for that little.

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj307/AsylumGuido/July12Haul004.jpg

I have a recently required one in much better shape.
blue_monkey
08-12-2008, 08:33 PM
It's hard to tel from the pics, but some cases have a separate piece of cloth covering the hinges. If that's the case here, one could invert, if one could get it off without destroying it.

Even if it is a seperate piece of cloth, it is attached in such a manner that it looks like a single piece, and it would take a lot of careful effort to remove it, flip it, and reinstall it. I really don't think it is feasible to do that without tearing it up. Besides, why would someone want to do that anyway?