Single Edge Razor Acquisition Thread.

pjgh said:

I love it when it pans out like this ... "Oh! Not what I expected ... but Oh! Oooh! Oooooh! Actually, that is interesting".

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I couldn't have summed that up better Paul..

Cheers Mate..

Billy

1914 Hero Lather Catcher...

Another shot..

And lastly..

My 1914 Hero Lather Catcher arrived today...Its an NOS Job as I suspected with the original blades and cardboard box...Its Mint...It takes a modern blade no problem and the brass clasp simply slides forward to clamp it down securely ....I was in for a nice surprize here as I had pre-empted this to be a light weight...I couldn't have been more wrong as this thing is a real heavyweight as far as these types of lather catchers go...Must be about 2 0r 3 times the weight of a Gem Junior Bar...Its made of Panzer Tank Steel for sure...Another Rare Bird....

Billy

Rare, indeed! And, a lovely catch! Well done

Just in time to close out open comb OCtober!

pjgh said:

Rare, indeed! And, a lovely catch! Well done

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Thanks Paul...
Billy

Karl G said:

Just in time to close out open comb OCtober!

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That's a lovely example Karl...
Billy

Picked up this Valet yesterday.

Ahhhh ... VC1. Lovely razor!

Hi,

I won some sort of Gem SE in a Contributor's Saint Sue auction Sunday evening. I will post a pic when it gets here. I would post a link, but only other Contribs could use it....

Stan

Found this Micromatic along with a couple of DE's at antique malls over the weekend...



Plating is mostly intact.

Mike

French market Star in bakelite case:

Newer finds. Compare and contrast?

My first SE I picked up last weekend at the flea market for total package deal of 10 bucks.
GEM MMOC !!!




All cleaned up !!!! What are some good blades for this MMOC ?

This Schick H1 arrived yesterday and I shaved with it today. Paired with a Personna blade it gave an unbelievably close shave. Right up there with an early E2 and competitive with a PAL Injecto Matic. No kidding.

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Karl

^ Neat!

Brooklyn GEM in leather topped case:




... and an Ever Ready in silver topped case to match:




Together:

My first injector razor showed up yesterday. Less than $10 including shipping and beat up case. Sure shined up nicely with a hot water detergent soap bath and toothbrush scrub.







Waiting on some Personna blades from Connaught Shaving and some SE GEM stainless for Gems and Ever-Ready SE's.

Kids' GEM Junior.

... still shaves better than a Schick.

pjgh said:

Kids' GEM Junior.

... still shaves better than a Schick.

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Now you're just getting nasty...