Shave gear from my wife's late father

**ateace** · 07-16-2012, 09:24 AM

I'll try to compress this story a bit.

I've been married almost nine years. My wife's father was sick and had lost most of his mental faculties when I met him, so I never really got
to know him. Shortly after we were married, he passed away.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago. We were visiting my wife's mother and she decided to begin preparing for the day when she would
move out of the house in which she'd lived for almost 50 years. She said that we were welcome to (almost) anything that was around.
All we had to do was ask.

So, I went through the medicine closet in the hallway just outside the bathroom looking for anything shave related.
I did come across a couple of nice old shave brushes and cartride handles (Atra, Sensor).
My mother in law said I was welcome to take them and I happily accepted.

Then, I casually asked if there was any other shaving equipment around and she said "Oh, yes. I put all of it in a box over in that closet."

I'll let the pictures do the rest

**Haggises** · 07-16-2012, 09:33 AM

Nice Toggle find.

**ateace** · 07-16-2012, 09:33 AM

I haven't had a chance to go over everything in detail yet, but some of these razor's most likely were handed down from my wife's grandfather
to her father.

Here's the inventory:
Cased ball end Old Type
Cased Silver Tuckaway
Aristocrat (no-notch, so '46 or ' 47?)
Gold Toggle
Aluminum handled Tech
Butterscotch best badger brush made for B. Altman, most likely a rebrand
Aluminum handled Dubl Duck brush
Rubberset brush - about as worn as it gets.
Metal Atra handle
Brown plastic Atra handle
Sensor handle
Strange, but cool travel razor that twists open to expose a handle that takes TracII carts.

Needless to say, I'm very happy that I asked!

**Gissy** · 07-16-2012, 09:34 AM

NICE!! Even a Toggle!

**Useless shaver** · 07-16-2012, 09:34 AM

Although it's a bit sad (I'm sorry for your wife's loss), it's a nice pack.

The one on the left is an English '30s?

**ateace** · 07-16-2012, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by Useless shaver

Although it's a bit sad (I'm sorry for your wife's loss), it's a nice pack.

The one on the left is an English '30s?

I'm not sure yet, but I think these are all USA made razors.

**Dalejr** · 07-16-2012, 09:49 AM

Toggle appears well used but still an awsome score...

**ateace** · 07-16-2012, 09:51 AM

Also, just to be complete, these blades:

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...s-Personna-74s

**duokun** · 07-16-2012, 09:54 AM

It's nice that even though you did not have the chance to really know him you still have the ability to make this kind of connection. I never really knew my paternal grandfather, he had lost a lot of his mental faculties to alcoholism before I ever knew him, but I feel happy to have a flare tip super speed that was his. It's a touchstone of sorts that I have that connects me to the man my grandfather once was. It's a nice thing.

**ateace** · 07-16-2012, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by duokun

It's nice that even though you did not have the chance to really know him you still have the ability to make this kind of connection. I never really knew my paternal grandfather, he had lost a lot of his mental faculties to alcoholism before I ever knew him, but I feel happy to have a flare tip super speed that was his. It's a touchstone of sorts that I have that connects me to the man my grandfather once was. It's a nice thing.

Yes, I do appreciate the connection that these items offer.

My wife remembers using the bladeless aluminum handled Tech to "shave with Daddy".
I wish I could've seen that!

**rebos** · 07-16-2012, 10:42 AM

Nice acquisitions. I quite like that butterscotch brush. I wonder who the original maker of that one is. Do you have restore plans for it?

**warhawk** · 07-16-2012, 10:46 AM

Your shaves will have more meaning.

WARHAWK

**ateace** · 07-16-2012, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by rebos

Nice acquisitions. I quite like that butterscotch brush. I wonder who the original maker of that one is. Do you have restore plans for it?

There is what looks like a model number on it, which may lead us to the original manufacturer.
This is one of many questions I expect to ask here at B&B once I have time to go through everything.

Yes, I hope to have it restored and use it! Same with the others, too.

**JaggerDragger** · 07-16-2012, 11:39 AM

Awesome hand me down haul! Keep them going in the family!

**duck dive steve** · 07-16-2012, 11:41 AM

Really nice find. Its amazing how shaving connects us to those who came before us. I still use my grandad's simpson shaving brush. Wish I knew who used my antiques razor before I had them.

**GregDR** · 07-16-2012, 11:44 AM

Wow! Speachless! That's simply outstanding!

**rxonmymind** · 07-16-2012, 02:01 PM

Very cool. Thanks for sharing the story.

**Uncle Brian** · 07-16-2012, 02:06 PM

Now you know he had good taste in razors and shave gear, seems you two might have got along fine. He also seems to have had a touch of RAD so must have been a great guy.