So I've gotta say, I had a pretty great weekend. Took a little trip down to Denver to watch my first live NFL game (but I'm not going to get into that here). The day before, we went to a big antiques store and the only safety razor that I could find there really couldn't have been much better. At first I thought it was an Aristocrat but did a little research and found out that it's a '56 Diplomat. The razor is in extremely good shape with no plating loss that I can find with just a few light scratches in the lacquer coating on the doors. It opens smoothly but needs a little oil to get the squeaks out and closes tightly. This thing has been used but needs only a little cleaning. As for the case, it's in reasonably good shape. The pattern on the lid is there but most of the gold looks like it's worn off (I don't believe it's just dirty). There's one little nick on the edge. The lining inside is a little stained from fingers grabbing the razor but there are no rips. It came with a pack of five blue blades but from looking at pictures, I don't believe they are the original ones to this razor.
I'll be cleaning it up and having a shave with this bad boy tomorrow. I'd say this was a good $10 spent!
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12-12-2011, 09:46 PM #1
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$10 Diplomat antiques store find (pics)
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12-12-2011, 10:04 PM #2
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What, no shipper?..........
Congrats on a great find.Tom : OGA / LEMS / TLC
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12-12-2011, 10:10 PM #3
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Oh you're right! I should've offered him $8 instead...
Originally Posted by Copierguy
hahah
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12-13-2011, 12:50 AM #4
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To all you guys that always find the neat items in the antique stores. I'm the guy walking in the door as your walking out with your goodies. Damn. Nice find, congrats...
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12-13-2011, 06:39 AM #5
I was used to seeing it change
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Congrats, awesome find!
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12-13-2011, 07:21 AM #6
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Awesome find!
Larry- In a 12 step program for RAD
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12-13-2011, 07:24 AM #7
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Congrats. Nice pickup.
Dave
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12-13-2011, 09:42 AM #8
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That is absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing, guess I'll be going to some antique shops this weekend.
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12-13-2011, 11:09 AM #9
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That's a real beauty. I'd gladly put that in my display case along with the tag from the antique store saying 10 bucks.
I've bought razors that weren't nearly as nice but the fun of finding them sure outweighs any dings or wear especially when I think about how much it would have cost me on fleaBay.Scott
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12-13-2011, 11:46 AM #10
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Great find! Enjoy the shave! I'll give you $11 and not a penny more sir! These are tough times :)
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12-13-2011, 12:00 PM #12
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Very nice! Just looks like a little soap scum to me.
Congrats!Jeff
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12-13-2011, 12:01 PM #13
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very nice enjoy
As long as your going to be thinking anyway, think big.
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12-13-2011, 12:29 PM #14
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Looks like I'm going to have some days out to antique stores further a field cus there's nowt like that round by me. A brilliant find and price.
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man i'd like to get that lucky...
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12-13-2011, 02:20 PM #16
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nice!
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Add smileys to all of my posts. Put them where you think they should go.
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12-13-2011, 02:23 PM #17
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Wow!! Nice score !!!!
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12-13-2011, 03:02 PM #18
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Wow, that's a great find for $10. I think I paid almost $80 for mine.
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12-13-2011, 03:10 PM #19
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That is beautiful! Nice score!
Tom
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12-13-2011, 04:37 PM #20
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