About to get some razors/checking in

[jrward2]

Hello all, I've been lurking here for quite some time. Recently I've entered myself into two PIFs. But the real news is that I was talking to my grandfather on the phone today and asked if he had any double edged razors or anything like that. It was a bit of a stretch, but considering my grandparents are almost horders, it was worth a try. He asked my grandmother, and sure enough she had all of her dad's (my great grandfathers whom I never met) shaving items stored in a box. She found the box and in it contained 4 double edged razors and 1 straight razor and a super badger brush. I'm going home this weekend and I can't wait to pick it up. Hopefully all of the items are still in good condition. I'll let y'all know. I think it will be very cool to shave with my great grandfathers razors.

[Sledgehammer39]

Welcome Aboard!

[warhawk]

Hi Jrward2: Welcome 2 B&B. Enjoy your DE journey.

WARHAWK

[biggiej42]

Welcome! Can't wait to see what's in that box.

[turtle]

Welcome to B&B,

Take some pics of the razors in as found condition for everyone on here to enjoy

[huntingdan]

Sweet score! Welcome to B&B! Don't forget to post some pics when you get the razors.

[tomjr]

welcome brother, AD"s in route!

[CGBradley]

Welcome! That's a great introduction to wet-shaving.

[demaro]

Welcome to B&B !!

[72plymsatellite]

im excited to see what ur gonna get. welcome to the community and embrace the AD that it comes with

[elderberry99]

Congrats on your recent find. I hope they work very well for you.

[Mad Man]

+1 to the photos.

Regardless of how they look it would be great to see them - whatever they are!

How exciting!

[Lamb Root]

Yes it will be very cool to shave with your great grandfather's razors.
Welcome to B&B!

[Oblique Human]

Welcome to B&B!

[jrward2]

I'll be sure to post some pictures when I get the loot

[KMF79]

Wow! That's super cool. I can't wait to find out what you've got your hands on.
I think I'm going to ask my dad the same question.

[D.W.B.]

Greetings and Salutations to B&B! What a great score.

[echotron]

Welcome & Congrats on the heirloom razors!

My dear 83-yo mother is the "disposal unit" ... like WALLE.244043

So there are very few things left from grands & almost nothing from great-grands ... count yourself lucky on the razors & shaving stuff!

[Optometrist]

Welcome to B&B!:thumbup1:

[darkxshiki]

welcome to B&B . pretty cool to know you will be shaving with something that been in the family for a few generations.
hope to see some photos of what inside the box

[jrward2]

Alright I finally got the goods today. As promised here are the pictures. If yall could help me identify some of them that would be great.

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[jrward2]

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[KMF79]

Wow. That is amazing! Not only are those a piece of history, it's also your family history. I'm very happy for you.

[Timo]

Welcome to the BB Brotherhood

[shakin_jake]

the razors lying on the table, left to right...

1) Single Edge (AKA SE) 1912 style made by Star. I have one made by GEM and it's a fantastic razor. You can buy SE blades for it at Walgreens, CVS...about 50 cents each sold in packages of 10. You can clean that up using a bathroom cleaner like Scrubbing Bubbles and a toothbrush. I like and have used the Lysol brand bathroom cleaner...spray it on and leave for 10 minutes, it kills all germs. Scrubbing with a tooth brush will remove all of the gunk easliy

2)not sure about it

3) Gillette Travel Tech...uses Double Edge blades, found everywhere. Nice mild razor

4) GEM Clog Pruf Micromatic. I have two of em...nice shavers...uses SE blades

5) not sure of

(straight razor?) Looks like a hair shaper to me...something one might use to trim a beard with (just guessing)

The SE's are great razors...most on this forum that shave with safeties prefer DE razors but there is also a strong following of single edge safety razor users. some guys (claim) they have a hard time shaving with SE razors. Unlike a DE, you push an SE a bit and DE razors are pull type (my own over simplification). Speaking strictly for myself, I can get a better shave using an SE razor than I can with a DE, unles I'm shaving with a slant DE then it will shave me as clean as any SE I own

Yeah so if I were you I'd start cleaning the razors, get some blades for them and start learning how to shave with them. The razors I mentioned are all proven work horses you could use day in and day out. Have fun and happy shaving with them=:-)


Best,


Jake
Reddick Fla.