Single Ring Steal Part 2!

LiveOak · Apr 8, 2011

I picked up a collection of various junk on ebay for $15 a couple of days ago. The reason was a single ring contained in an Auto Strop box. The pictures were not clear so I took a gamble. Well, this is what came. No cracks in the handle and no bent or broken teeth. The first two pics are befores and the rest afters. I used the baking soda / aluminum foil trick followed by some Maas.

drews50 · Apr 8, 2011

These old single rings are excellent razors. You'll enjoy it for years to come.

Alucard73 · Apr 8, 2011

They are my second favorite next to my 34 Aristocrats.

Batman · Apr 8, 2011

Great razor. I picked one up for $1.99 at an antique mall...

Sir Ronald · Apr 9, 2011

great score! that has tidied up really nicely. be careful though, they're an aggressive little number. plenty of blade exposure.

IronHammer · Apr 9, 2011

Excellent find! It sure cleaned up well, too. Even the knob still has all of it's silver. It wasn't used too much.

IronHammer · Apr 9, 2011

What is the serial number on the knob?

BBrad · Apr 9, 2011

Congrats on a nice score and even nicer clean-up! :thumbup1:

Enjoy your nice Single-Ring!!

LiveOak · Apr 9, 2011

IronHammer said:
What is the serial number on the knob?

Serial Number--M783756--the serial number on this razor was not on the knob but on the flat plate where the blade sits. I kept looking for it on the cylinder but couldn't find it. It is engraved really small (like almost-need-a-magnifying-glass-to-read-it small).

If I looked at the date wiki right, that would make it a 1920 razor. Nice to have a 92 year old razor come out that nice.

As an aside, this is my first old type, so I did not know that it unscrews from the bottom. I spent a couple of seconds trying to twist the handle by the head. I'm glad I didn't ruin it.

JohnnyDemonic · Apr 28, 2011

Nice job, that foil & baking soda trick looks to do a good job. Next time I'll try it. Mine is stamped K897850 (1919?). I had to use a loop to read those tiny numbers. LOL

Mine has a hairline crack on the handle, but oh well. It was fun to clean up.

alex2363 · Apr 29, 2011

LiveOak said:
Serial Number--M783756--the serial number on this razor was not on the knob but on the flat plate where the blade sits. I kept looking for it on the cylinder but couldn't find it. It is engraved really small (like almost-need-a-magnifying-glass-to-read-it small).

If I looked at the date wiki right, that would make it a 1920 razor. Nice to have a 92 year old razor come out that nice.

As an aside, this is my first old type, so I did not know that it unscrews from the bottom. I spent a couple of seconds trying to twist the handle by the head. I'm glad I didn't ruin it.

nice 1920 dude, good clean up 2

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