Safety Razor Acquisition Thread.

Congratulations, Chongo Gordo, these sets are super cool.

A few days ago I posted a thread on where I could find an aristocrat, which started me on my hunt. I ended up buying one from a user on this site and I can DEFINITELY see why these are so amazing and hard to get a hold of. It was one of the cleanest and most enjoyable shaves I have had with a razor and this is quickly becoming my favorite in my collection!

pictures, please! congrats! I love mine. enjoy yours in good health!

fantastic american part of history! enjoy the shaves

Congrats and enjoy!

I have a '48 and yours looks around the same time frame with that notched center bar.

I got a pair of nice 40's Style Super Speeds for a dollar a piece today in the wild.

No end caps missing or anything.

Not exactly the Holy Grail but cool old razors.

Sounds good. How about some pictures?

Frank

What a great way to spend a couple of dollars. Good score.

I have now hit up every antique store within about a 20-25 mile radius of my home; it has taken about 7 weeks or so. Today I was ecstatic to come across my first complete set. For your viewing pleasure is a 1918 Old Type Tuckaway (SN H48732). The case is silver plated and in very good condition with a few worn spots.

Nice find! Those are some pretty good razors.

40s Super Speeds are high on my list of favorites. Congrats!!

These razors are Beautiful!

Thanks for sharing.

I picked these up on Friday and forgot I wanted to post them till now. $20 well spent i would say. Thanks for your interest.

This is a Chicago Roller guard razor. I bought it because it looked like a Muhle R41. It is truly bizarre. The guards roll / spin. What is even stranger is that the blade gap is basically zero. I shimmed it just to get the blade off the guard.

DrAwkward said:

This is a Chicago Roller guard razor. I bought it because it looked like a Muhle R41. It is truly bizarre. The guards roll / spin. What is even stranger is that the blade gap is basically zero. I shimmed it just to get the blade off the guard.
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Great catch. Let us know how it shaves.

Roderick said:

Great catch. Let us know how it shaves.

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The Roller Guard Razor is fairly mild, even with a shim. Every now and then, I could feel the rollers doing their thing, which feels a bit odd. Next time, I think I will try it with 2 shims.

That is Cool.

I'd love to see a pic with it's handle.

whittjt3 said:

I have now hit up every antique store within about a 20-25 mile radius of my home; it has taken about 7 weeks or so. Today I was ecstatic to come across my first complete set. For your viewing pleasure is a 1918 Old Type Tuckaway (SN H48732). The case is silver plated and in very good condition with a few worn spots.

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I don't want to rain on your parade, because that is a really cool set that you found...but, I don't think the Tuckaway sets were ever sold with "Old Type" heads.

If you want to be truly complete, you need a "New Improved" head for that thing.

I just picked up my first, "B" date code Gillette super speed.
I love this razor! Super smooth and this one is brand new. I found it on e-bay for $56. Hey I am OK with it. This baby is perfect!