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Post by Alan on Jan 12, 2013 11:40:02 GMT -6
Not long ago Brian in Maine did a thread entitled "Review-Gem 1912 Family". I have a 1912 just like the one in the middle. I bought it from Country Joe just before he passed on. I think I paid $17.00 for it shipping included. He advertised it as "If it's been used it hasn't been used much". He was right, the plating was perfect. I'm sure it was never used. Opening the cover was very stiff until I had used it a few times. It came in one of the cardboard boxes just like those plastic baton handle Juniors come in. I also had (loaned it to someone to try and never got it back) a Junior exactly like the one pictured on the right. The thread on the 1912 handle handle is smaller that on the Junior's handle. I'm curious as to how old it could be. Does anyone know when they stopped making the 1912s?
Thx, Alan
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Jan 12, 2013 14:05:57 GMT -6
That's the million dollar question. Here is a page from a catalog that dates to at least 1947-1948, note the Flying Wing at the top of the page which we know came out around 1947-48. It's still advertising the 1912 Gem Junior. The picture shows a metal handle but in the description it says it has a plastic handle. Was ASR they still actually making them that late, or did the Dunham, Carrigan and Hayden Company have a bunch of old stock left over they were trying to move? I tend to think they were still making them, kind of like today, after all Gillette is still making the Sensor twenty+ years after it debuted but who knows?
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Post by Alan on Jan 12, 2013 20:42:49 GMT -6
Thanks for digging into that for me Tom. I guess it would be safe to say it's at least 50 years old.
Alan
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Post by wchnu on Jan 14, 2013 21:16:23 GMT -6
Love those old ads. Now that I have plenty of razors I think I might start to collect some of those.
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Post by sleddog on Jan 14, 2013 22:04:30 GMT -6
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Post by celar36 on Jan 19, 2013 8:52:47 GMT -6
Before 60's advertising I consider the most creative and iconic we have. Today one are not even close...
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Post by wchnu on Jan 22, 2013 6:24:52 GMT -6
Before 60's advertising I consider the most creative and iconic we have. Today one are not even close... [/quote I have to agree completely with that.
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Post by RocketMan on Jan 22, 2013 11:07:33 GMT -6
I am gonna run and track down some Barbasol!!!! : )
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Post by ShadowsDad on Jan 22, 2013 16:07:30 GMT -6
I still remember the Swedish blonde from my adolescence who told us to "Take it off, Take it ALL off!". Even against todays standards she's still hot. Edit: added links
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Post by celar36 on Jan 22, 2013 16:28:48 GMT -6
She is beautiful not like today skinny something... brrrrr if I shave like him I would have no skin left
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Jan 22, 2013 18:25:30 GMT -6
I remember those old Noxzema commercials! Interesting, in the first one he's using an obviously empty Personna injector, and an equally obvious empty PAL adjustable injector in the second one. Wonder if Noxzema was connected to ASR back then?
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Post by wchnu on Jan 22, 2013 23:54:52 GMT -6
I got to try the noxzema cream in a tube before it went away. Was good stuff.
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Post by sleddog on Jan 23, 2013 19:52:24 GMT -6
Good old Noxema ads, here is Joe and Farrah
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Post by celar36 on Mar 10, 2013 7:00:01 GMT -6
Todays ads should be more like this. Nowadays, ads tend be so annoying I mute them.
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Post by alex2363 on Mar 16, 2013 2:41:09 GMT -6
That's the million dollar question. Here is a page from a catalog that dates to at least 1947-1948, note the Flying Wing at the top of the page which we know came out around 1947-48. It's still advertising the 1912 Gem Junior. The picture shows a metal handle but in the description it says it has a plastic handle. Was ASR they still actually making them that late, or did the Dunham, Carrigan and Hayden Company have a bunch of old stock left over they were trying to move? I tend to think they were still making them, kind of like today, after all Gillette is still making the Sensor twenty+ years after it debuted but who knows? I think they were still making them.
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