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The Big Fellow is a vintage Gillette double edge safety razor from 1920, built on the New Improved head and sold as a set with its original gumwood case and a blade bank. This example has been restored: the worn silver plating was stripped, the brass refinished to a mirror polish and re-plated in hard rhodium. The long, heavy handle suits large hands and gives a weighty, classic shave that wet shavers rate highly. Against modern razors it trades adjustability and light weight for heft and history, and it is a restored antique, so expect small flaws.
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Lowest price we've seen: $291.34 on Nov 13 at Etsy. Tracked across 1 store since Nov 13.
Wet shavers speak well of the Big Fellow's heft and shaving performance, and restored examples with rhodium plating draw interest for their finish. Buyers of vintage sets accept small flaws like discoloration and bent end teeth as part of an antique.
This is a vintage Gillette Big Fellow double edge safety razor set with its original gumwood case. The razor has the New Improved head and is made for a classic Gillette shave. The Big Fellow was advertised at the time for "Big Strong Men." It is a hefty, long razor with a handle suited to large hands.
The razor has been restored. The original silver plating was aged and has been removed. The brass was resurfaced to a mirror finish and re-plated in Rhodium. The razor has been cleaned and sanitized and is ready to shave.
The gumwood case is unusual for Gillette, since most of its cases were metal and leather. Some handle discoloration is present, and the teeth are bent at one end. The bent teeth do not affect shaving.
