GILLETTE U.S.A SERIAL NUMBERS
 
     



Letters I and O were not used because they could be confused with numers 1 or 0.

The letter L was used to indicate that the razor had been repaired. This letter was engraved on a razor, with original serial number, that had been returned from the customer to the factory. Then the factory get the razor repaired and send it to the shop another time for being resold.

   
     
  OLD TYPE MODELS  
   
UNITS PRODUCED
1903
NO serial numbers.
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1904
NO serial numbers. Razors made before 5 November with legend "PAT. APL'D FOR" or "PAT. AP. FOR"
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1904
Serial numbers till 45.424. Razors made after 5 November with legend "PAT.NOV. 15.04"
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1905
Serial numbers from 45.425 to 370.424.
324.999
1906
Serial numbers from 370.425 (double ring) to 770.424 (single ring).
399.999
1907
Serial numbers from 770.425 to 999.999. Then started the A series, with A1, to A195.424 this year.
424.998
1908
Serial numbers from A195.425 to A675.857
480.432
1909
Serial numbers from A675.858 to A999.999, and from B1 to B222.220
546.361
1910
Serial numbers from B222.221 to B697.600
475.379
1911
Serial numbers from B697.601 to B999.999, and C1 to C80.508
382.906
1912 Serial numbers from C80.509 to C260.238
179.729
1913 Serial numbers from C260.239 to C407.806
147.567
1914 Serial numbers from C407.807 to C578.360
170.553
1915 Serial numbers from C578.361 to C911.086
332.725
1916 Serial numbers from C911.087 to C999.999, and D1 to 516.474
605.386
1917 Serial numbers from D516.475 to D999.999, and E1 to E449.207. Many Gillette razors were sold on military sets.
932.731
1918 Serial numbers from E449.208 to J7.344. Letters E, F, G, H, J.
  Millions of razors sold, brought by goverment contracts.
"J" series -> This number was used only for government of US, for the army. Many razors were produced, and to avoid wasting letters, each 100 razors were numbered with the same number. This razors are marked with "Property of U.S. Army". For example, there were 100 razors with J1, 100 razors with J2, and so...
But the razors of the US Army were not only marked with this, sometimes do not have the US legend, or have another letter.
On this war period, about 800.000 razors were made for wordlwide sales distribution, with letters E, F, G, H.
1919 For J series from J7.345 to J999.999 (probably), probably not were used all of this numbers. K1 to K927.216.
  Many military sets were sold on civilian market, because when war ends, the government and the company had many razors without owner.
1920 K927.217 to K999.999, M1 to M999.999, N1 to N459.887
1.532.668
1921 N459.888 to N999.999, and P1 to P679.777
1.219.888
     
  Gillette sold in these years about 14 millions and 734.777 of razors.  
     
     
     
  NEW IMPROVED MODELS  
     
  The serial number use to be a number followed by a letter ... NUMBER-LETTER
Between 17 October of 1927 and 28 August of 1928 the New Improved models made in USA were not numbered.
 
  Letter L before the serial number indicates an engraved model  
  Letter X before a standard serial number (number and letter) indicates a repaired razor  
  Letter S after the serial number indicates "sterling silver plated"  
     
  SPAIN - from #1-V to #999.999-V  
  FRANCE - from #1-W to #999.999-W  
  ENGLAND - from #1-Y to #999.999-Y  
  CANADA - from #1-Z to #999.999-Z  
     
  USA PRODUCTION
UNITS PRODUCED
1921 #1-A to #863.912-A
863.912
1922 #863.913-A to #999.999-A, then #1-B to #336.676-B
472.762
1923 #336.677-B to #391.575-B
54.898
1924 #391.576-B to #485.927-B
94.351
1925 #485.928-B to #602.049-B
116.121
1926 #602.050-B to #770.070-B
168.020
1927 #770.071-B to #902.611-B, then on 17 October the razors were not stamped with serial number (58.317 units)
190.857
1928 No numbered razors till 28 August (385.437 units), then from #1-C to #94.800-C
480.237
1929 #94.801-C to #241.755-C
146.954
1930 No units were produced on USA