ps - i was away for xmas vacation for a week and was online ZERO.
sorry gentlemen.
sorry gentlemen.
Safety Razor Of the Week, 12/21-12/27 The 1911 Rib Back Gem Jr.
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Oh come on now, that's just pocket change for a fine razor like this...lol
Glad to see you back about......
hahahaha. i got mine for $35. i have no clue why its going for so much now.
yep. decided to take a break for a week
yep. decided to take a break for a week
Thank God Dave is back. I refused to use my Gems until he weighed in on this. Welcome back oh reigning Prince of the Kingdom of SE.
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Thank God Dave is back. I refused to use my Gems until he weighed in on this. Welcome back oh reigning Prince of the Kingdom of SE.
....Just how much egg nog did you drink this past week?...OK. I just got this over the weekend. Its not as beautiful as Ray's, I don't think anyone of the lather catchers is. I think this is the more common 1912 model. But its virtually the same architecture. Notwithstanding the loose over gate (Dave advises on the video that the over clasp was designed to keep the skin taught - I used a pliers covered in tape to tighten it - only made it looser), absolutely amazing shave. Smooth and as close as can be. It left me speechless and delighted.
I received the following correspondence from MikeyK
"I was reading with interest all the posts on the GEM Jr. Lather Catcher. I LOVE those razors too. I have a couple just like yours (the 1910 version with the knurled barrel and internal stropper) and am wondering if yours have tiny cracks in the barrel. Both of mine do, not bad like Gillettes and they don't affect the structural integrity, but there nonetheless. Both of my 1910 GEMs are absolutely mint, and yet those tiny cracks are there.
Thoughts?"
Here's the response.
"Mmmm. Definitely a tiny crack, but superficial an unnoticeable unless the light hits it at the exactly right angle. Happy to find a new SE devotee."
Long Live SEs!!
"I was reading with interest all the posts on the GEM Jr. Lather Catcher. I LOVE those razors too. I have a couple just like yours (the 1910 version with the knurled barrel and internal stropper) and am wondering if yours have tiny cracks in the barrel. Both of mine do, not bad like Gillettes and they don't affect the structural integrity, but there nonetheless. Both of my 1910 GEMs are absolutely mint, and yet those tiny cracks are there.
Thoughts?"
Here's the response.
"Mmmm. Definitely a tiny crack, but superficial an unnoticeable unless the light hits it at the exactly right angle. Happy to find a new SE devotee."
Long Live SEs!!
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Great razor Darj.
Oh man what a great thread! I really enjoy using my Gem G-Bar and Micromatic but now I'm tempted to start looking for one of these! I had no idea new SE blades would work with these... gosh, I hope RAD doesn't hit me once again. Thanks for the post again!
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You are absolutely correct. This does take the older wedge blades however the new single edge blades with backbone will work very well with these old lather catcher type razors. The old wedge blades are hard to find, at least in shavable condition.
this particular razor will only accept SE blades. also, there is not a single ever ready razor that accepts anything other than a SE blade.
Why, oh why, oh why, did I click on the link showing all those lovely Gem sets? Now that I know they once existed, I will wander the earth, ever searching. Perhaps to the point of madness. Then again, I know of some shops not far from here that I haven't even checked yet. . . Ahhhh, hope springs eternal. . .
I wonder if the building still exists and what it is used for today.
Geez, so many razors, so little cash. Darn IRS
in tribute i will be loading up my gem jr. bar LC with wooden handle and taking her for a spin. not the easiest shave, but the most rewarding without question, of the razors in my possesion.
I wonder if the building still exists and what it is used for today.
Through diligent research (google) I found the address of the building to be 62 Lawrence Street in Brooklyn. It is conveniently located near a stop on the NYC Subway. Anyone in Brooklyn know if the building there is the same and what it is used for? We may have to include this in our next NYC Meet Up.
