I had an incredible score yesterday, but when I got to thinking about the diversity of pieces I got, it almost feels like I have someone's collection.
I a week or so ago, I went into an out-of-the-way antique shop to see if they had any DEs. I almost always ask, because I find shop owners tend to know their inventory really well, and will often show me something I missed. When I asked this particular shop owner, he said that he had "a couple" at his other place. Of course, I immediately asked him where it was, when they were open, etc. He tells me that he is a "dealer" and the other place is essentially a warehouse. He promises to bring back what he has later in that week and gives me a specific time that he will be open.
When I go back, he shows me a bag with 11 razors that looked like they were in good shape despite the appearance that they had gone straight from the counter top to this bag without ever being cleaned. Most of them still blades in them. Inside the bag are:
3 fatboys
1 slim
1 long handled Super Adjustable
1 '60s Superspeed
1 Blue tip Superspeed
1 Red tip Superspeed, still in original case and apparently never used
1 black handled Superspeed
1 ball-end Tech
All are "user grade" or better except for the slim, which needs to be re-plated. Two of the Fatboys are in excellent condition - each have only one or two tiny specks of green corrosion on the knurling on the handle; the rest of the plating is excellent.
I walked of the store with the entire lot for $50. I couldn't bring myself to haggle over his pricetag, because I already felt guilty that I was ripping the guy off. I had my first shave with the best Fatboy yesterday. It is my first shave ever with a Fatboy, and something about the geometry, weight, and balance just works for me. I definitely favor the more mild feel of Gillettes. My go-to razor for the past year has been a '48 Aristocrat I scored for eight bucks at a flea market.
I look forward to getting to know the feel of all of these razor over the next couple of moths and deciding which ones to keep, which ones to restore, which ones to give away, and which ones to flip.
I am so excited to play with my new toys!
I a week or so ago, I went into an out-of-the-way antique shop to see if they had any DEs. I almost always ask, because I find shop owners tend to know their inventory really well, and will often show me something I missed. When I asked this particular shop owner, he said that he had "a couple" at his other place. Of course, I immediately asked him where it was, when they were open, etc. He tells me that he is a "dealer" and the other place is essentially a warehouse. He promises to bring back what he has later in that week and gives me a specific time that he will be open.
When I go back, he shows me a bag with 11 razors that looked like they were in good shape despite the appearance that they had gone straight from the counter top to this bag without ever being cleaned. Most of them still blades in them. Inside the bag are:
3 fatboys
1 slim
1 long handled Super Adjustable
1 '60s Superspeed
1 Blue tip Superspeed
1 Red tip Superspeed, still in original case and apparently never used
1 black handled Superspeed
1 ball-end Tech
All are "user grade" or better except for the slim, which needs to be re-plated. Two of the Fatboys are in excellent condition - each have only one or two tiny specks of green corrosion on the knurling on the handle; the rest of the plating is excellent.
I walked of the store with the entire lot for $50. I couldn't bring myself to haggle over his pricetag, because I already felt guilty that I was ripping the guy off. I had my first shave with the best Fatboy yesterday. It is my first shave ever with a Fatboy, and something about the geometry, weight, and balance just works for me. I definitely favor the more mild feel of Gillettes. My go-to razor for the past year has been a '48 Aristocrat I scored for eight bucks at a flea market.
I look forward to getting to know the feel of all of these razor over the next couple of moths and deciding which ones to keep, which ones to restore, which ones to give away, and which ones to flip.
I am so excited to play with my new toys!
