Help. is this a Slim?

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Found this razor which has a date code of 'E 4'.

It looks like a Slim Adjustable but according to multiple internet searches the slim adjustable was not manufactured on either of the 'E' dates. (1959 and 1984).

Can anyone shed any light on this?20180811_123008.jpg
 
Found this razor which has a date code of 'E 4'.

It looks like a Slim Adjustable but according to multiple internet searches the slim adjustable was not manufactured on either of the 'E' dates. (1959 and 1984).

Can anyone shed any light on this?View attachment 38257
Certainly looks like a slim, some great information here: http://www.gilletteadjustable.com/slim.html . If it is E4 then it could be a real rarity, even if the date stamp was a factory error. Can you post a picture of the underside and the inside of the head once you have cleaned it up. I am assuming you are going to clean it.
 
This thread contains some useful information re cleaning: http://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/com...ing-a-non-gold-razor-uk-britain-europe.18143/

My regime is a good long in hot soapy water. Scrub with old toothbrush. Apply standard bathroom cleaner (Flash or Mr Muscle), but never bleach or de-scaler (they eat the plating). Scrub again. Peek Polish with a cotton cloth to finish. May have to repeat steps more than once

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Great cleaning advice Sean C. I'll give that a go.

The razor belonged to my late grandfather and I found it in the bathroom cabinet at my nans house. It won't have moved for at least 20 years, possibly longer, hence why it looks so bad !
 
The more muck the more satisfying it is to clean :) (then remaining watermarks looking like easy peasy to fix can be a pain in the behind)
Peek Polish shifts watermarks very easily. Has never taken more than 2 applications in my experience

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I have had failures using Autosol, result looking good but when I really check a remaining shadow is still there, will try and get hold of some Peek Polish to test.
 
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