Great Grandfathers Rig

[ShavedPeeps]

My granny gave me this years ago and I found it while cleaning out some stuff. It was her father’s. The box is in pretty bad shape and the razor needs some love. I can’t find too much information on it. Thought it was neat. I may get around to restoring it one day (if possible) and pass it down to someone else in the family.

H. Geo Henry “Ophir Gem” 86 Manganese Steel, made in Germany

 

[Saloogie]

That's a great looking razor and a nice keepsake.

While the edge is out of shape, it can be brought back by a pro. You can have the blade polished and honed and it would look great displayed in your house somewhere. Or learn how to use it. That would be best, but that would be a commitment.

As far as the brand, it's not overly important. George was probably a small distributor in the US that had his razors made in Germany and imported. There were a lot of those guys.

 

[Jim99]

That blade can easily be brought back to good use. Hone it and it should be good to go. I wish I had my great grandfather’s razor.

 

[DrStrange]

It's a rebranded Bartmann razor.

Search results for query: 86 manganese

www.badgerandblade.com

 

[ShavedPeeps]

it would look great displayed in your house somewhere

I think that's the plan. I don't see myself using it. Still battling the intricacies of the DE razor.

I wish I had my great grandfather’s razor.

I got lucky with this one. Also have a pair of his old overalls. Might make a shadow box with these things and hand it off to my dad for father's day this year. They were very close.

It's a rebranded Bartmann razor.

Interesting. I'll have to look into that. Thank you!

 

[DrStrange]

There are actually a large number of types of straight razors,
made in Germany for American retailers
and all of the ones that I am familiar with
are really good.

One of the razors in my rotation was made in Germany for a single hardware store in Binghamton NY.
The tang stamp has Binghamton spelled correctly.
The box says "Binghampton", which is one of the more common American misspellings for that city.

 

[ShavedPeeps]

There are actually a large number of types of straight razors,
made in Germany for American retailers
and all of the ones that I am familiar with
are really good.

One of the razors in my rotation was made in Germany for a single hardware store in Binghamton NY.
The tang stamp has Binghamton spelled correctly.
The box says "Binghampton", which is one of the more common American misspellings for that city.

It's always nice to have a little more history on these "artifacts" in my family. Thank you!