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Post by PJGH on Jun 10, 2014 15:24:33 GMT -6
Not a bad day's catch ... I got yet another Damaskeene since the "GEM Cutlery" one from the US was crap. The other one I bought from the US, a later one which does just says "Damaskeene Blades" on the inside was fine. So, I had my contact dig me one up and she came up with one with this handle. I've not seen one like this before. In the background is the dud Damaskeene. I'm not bothered about the shabbiness and plate loss, in fact quite like 'em rough, but as you can see the clip has lost its spring. Remind me how to fix this will you? Also today came a gold tone GEM Junior, yet another 1924 curved tooth to replace one I bent by screwing an M5 thread in too far playing around with alternative handles and a handful of DEs, mostly long combs. Shhh
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Post by mjclark on Jun 10, 2014 15:27:40 GMT -6
That Damaskeene handle is identical to my ER 1912 Brooklyn handle, adding more fuel to the "were they just using up old parts?" fire...
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Post by PJGH on Jun 10, 2014 15:38:16 GMT -6
... or it was a mis-matched one.
My other Damaskeene is in ever way the same as my early '20s GEM New DeLuxe apart from saying "Damaskeene Blades" on the inside of the cap.
Remember, prior to 1919, GEM were all tooled up to carry on production of their pre-1919 lines, so come the merger and the subsequent dropping of the 'Damaskeene' brand, there'd be a stack of caps, heads and handles kicking around. It's not unforseeable that some made it through as "special editions" and that some of the styles would be pre and post-merger.
So, you've got one of these handles? I think we should have a handle show and tell before too long.
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