Safety Razor Acquisition Thread.
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Excellent Milord!Ventured a little farther from home today. Rescued this from a dusty display case.
Dang, That's sweet! Missed it by that much! Enjoy.1904 "Patent Applied For"
Good luck, Ron!
Bakelite Durham Dorset has surprising heft and a nice feel to it
Let the heavy hitting continue!
Went out on a drive, found these about 30 minutes from home.
Cased 195 adjustable, looking fresh as a daisy. No plate loss, smooth action, straight and true. Numbers are crisp and full. Date code F2. Typical broken hinge, but I'm not complaining!
Also, a cased Gillette Diplomat. Still has the laquer on it! Smooth tto action, doubt it was ever used. Case is in fantastic shape as well, with only minor dings. Date code A1
Wild finds are the best!!!!! Thanks for letting me share.
Went out on a drive, found these about 30 minutes from home.
Cased 195 adjustable, looking fresh as a daisy. No plate loss, smooth action, straight and true. Numbers are crisp and full. Date code F2. Typical broken hinge, but I'm not complaining!
Also, a cased Gillette Diplomat. Still has the laquer on it! Smooth tto action, doubt it was ever used. Case is in fantastic shape as well, with only minor dings. Date code A1
Wild finds are the best!!!!! Thanks for letting me share.
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Well, went out to some new stores today and scored, what I consider, big.
72 Super adjustable 84mm handle...it was too cheap to leave it there. A weird 1940's contract handle tech, but the head is gold plated, not sure they came with those or not...matches the gold head off a plastic handle tech from '38...again, way to inexpensive to leave there. Last razor is the one I've been looking for, a '46/47 US Aristocrat. All in pretty good shape. This picture below is as found, pre cleaning.
The real scores outside those three razors were the other items. An old fuller brush, it has a cool solid handle, so bought it to restore it. An Old Spice shave mug, I love these things, so I can't pass them up. I don't have this one yet, its the first one from 1948 onward. Pretty faded graphic, but whatever. Also, a gem case...but that's a whatever purchase...I bought it for a travel case.
Old spice 1973 Ship's Bell decanter from Canadian market, empty. I'll fill it up
Its pretty cool, has an embossed ship on the glass, and its "plated" in gold, or whatever its called when you cover glass with gold/fake gold.
And the two big scores...unopened, still sealed in their respective packages....
A 1975 Bicentenial George Washington bottle, still sealed, full of OS deluxe cologne.
and
A 1974 to 76 Scrimshaw Whale Tooth (fake, obviously), still sealed, full of OS deluxe cologne.
I have no idea if I'm going to open those or not...I've not had to make a decision like that on vintage aftershave and cologne before. Gonna wait a bit to decide.
Here's the pic. Pre-cleaning, so its all dirty.
72 Super adjustable 84mm handle...it was too cheap to leave it there. A weird 1940's contract handle tech, but the head is gold plated, not sure they came with those or not...matches the gold head off a plastic handle tech from '38...again, way to inexpensive to leave there. Last razor is the one I've been looking for, a '46/47 US Aristocrat. All in pretty good shape. This picture below is as found, pre cleaning.
The real scores outside those three razors were the other items. An old fuller brush, it has a cool solid handle, so bought it to restore it. An Old Spice shave mug, I love these things, so I can't pass them up. I don't have this one yet, its the first one from 1948 onward. Pretty faded graphic, but whatever. Also, a gem case...but that's a whatever purchase...I bought it for a travel case.
Old spice 1973 Ship's Bell decanter from Canadian market, empty. I'll fill it up
Its pretty cool, has an embossed ship on the glass, and its "plated" in gold, or whatever its called when you cover glass with gold/fake gold.And the two big scores...unopened, still sealed in their respective packages....
A 1975 Bicentenial George Washington bottle, still sealed, full of OS deluxe cologne.
and
A 1974 to 76 Scrimshaw Whale Tooth (fake, obviously), still sealed, full of OS deluxe cologne.
I have no idea if I'm going to open those or not...I've not had to make a decision like that on vintage aftershave and cologne before. Gonna wait a bit to decide.
Here's the pic. Pre-cleaning, so its all dirty.
Very impressive. Congratulations on a very impressive couple scores! Excellent razors in such pristine condition.
KeenDogg, dang those are gorgeous finds! Well done! The only "fat boy" I saw today, was a fatboy case with a fat handle tech in it....labeled naturally as a fatboy in case, for $85. I passed
Another Big Fellow ad -- from July 1920.
That diplomat is pristine.
And here's a recent acquisition of the actual set.
So well maintained. We should all age as gracefully.
Was the case restored?
I have never seen that tint in early wooden cases. I have had Canadian, US and English
Gillette Slim J2 found yesterday. Cleaned up nice and the mechanics are working smoothly.
I think you did awesome. The vintage OS, although I'm sensitive to it, I have a bottle because it was the AS my dad used when I was a kid. And the short SA is harder to find. Let's not mention that sweet Aristocrat!!!Well, went out to some new stores today and scored, what I consider, big.
72 Super adjustable 84mm handle...it was too cheap to leave it there. A weird 1940's contract handle tech, but the head is gold plated, not sure they came with those or not...matches the gold head off a plastic handle tech from '38...again, way to inexpensive to leave there. Last razor is the one I've been looking for, a '46/47 US Aristocrat. All in pretty good shape. This picture below is as found, pre cleaning.
The real scores outside those three razors were the other items. An old fuller brush, it has a cool solid handle, so bought it to restore it. An Old Spice shave mug, I love these things, so I can't pass them up. I don't have this one yet, its the first one from 1948 onward. Pretty faded graphic, but whatever. Also, a gem case...but that's a whatever purchase...I bought it for a travel case.
Old spice 1973 Ship's Bell decanter from Canadian market, empty. I'll fill it up
And the two big scores...unopened, still sealed in their respective packages....
A 1975 Bicentenial George Washington bottle, still sealed, full of OS deluxe cologne.
and
A 1974 to 76 Scrimshaw Whale Tooth (fake, obviously), still sealed, full of OS deluxe cologne.
I have no idea if I'm going to open those or not...I've not had to make a decision like that on vintage aftershave and cologne before. Gonna wait a bit to decide.
Here's the pic. Pre-cleaning, so its all dirty.
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Thanks, Jake. I'm pretty happy about it. Now, I'll just wait for the right blade dispenser to come along!
That's a good pass!KeenDogg, dang those are gorgeous finds! Well done! The only "fat boy" I saw today, was a fatboy case with a fat handle tech in it....labeled naturally as a fatboy in case, for $85. I passed
That is a beauty, for sure. Love the case as much as the razor, or more!Well @jmudrick provided the image of the old ad -- from the early 1920s (was it actually 1920?).
And here's a recent acquisition of the actual set.
So well maintained. We should all age as gracefully.
Thanks, Dalejr. It is definitely a ten!
Very nice slim!
Thank you, JM!You and your finds....
Super nice, Adam! Big congrats!!!
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Thanks, Peter. I appreciate it.Well done Adam!!! - Great catches - none of these to be had around here
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1904 "Patent Applied For"
Just WOW on both of these, but everyone posting over the weekend had totally awesome scores.
Congrats everyone!!
Ok ok - so I know that I already posted this 1938 Gillette Popular #47 set a week ago when I acquired it, with seller pics. But today I got it in hand and I simply think that the world deserves another peek at this, this is the best condition vintage razor I ever saw.
Wow for the craftsmanship that went into this. And honestly this specimen cannot have been used more than a very few times during the 81 years since then. The 2nd pic btw is not a dent showing in the case lid, it is simply the razor’s reflection
Wow for the craftsmanship that went into this. And honestly this specimen cannot have been used more than a very few times during the 81 years since then. The 2nd pic btw is not a dent showing in the case lid, it is simply the razor’s reflection
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