1904 Complete Double Ring Set - Redefining Holy Grail

[Manning]

Got my hands on this gem today and thought I'd share. I've been holding out for a nice double ring and I finally got my opportunity.

It is in one of the most complete sets I have ever seen. It comes with 2 inspection tickets for blades. One I would presume is the original ticket, being dated to Nov 9 - 1904 and second later ticket dating to Jan 16 - 1907, a slew of blades, both blade boxes, and instruction booklet. No cracks in barrel and no bent teeth.

It is the Patent Applied for variety with a serial number of 12789 from 1904. I couldn't be happier with this find.

I will post some more pictures later, but for now this one will have to do.

 

[jbradley]

WOW, what a gorgeous set! You did very well! That is my holy grail razor. I NEED one of these. I mean N E E D. Well, want very badly anyway.

 

[Haggises]

wow.

Congratulations!

 

[elmerwood]

Congrats my friend! Very nice set indeed. I bought one a couple days ago and am just waiting for its arrival

 

[elmerwood]

WOW, what a gorgeous set! You did very well! That is my holy grail razor. I NEED one of these. I mean N E E D. Well, want very badly anyway.

You just reminded me of what my friends sister said about a car she wanted. "If you want something bad enough, it means you need it." WISDOM

 

[jbradley]

Congrats my friend! Very nice set indeed. I bought one a couple days ago and am just waiting for its arrival

There was one on the bay a week or so ago, I would have bid as high as it went, but missed it.

 

[jamesspo]

Oh yeah! Now that's nice...

 

[alex2363]

are you going to shine it up and use it or leave it as is to collect?

 

[retturn2blades]

I love the handle design on that razor. Good find!

 

[BBrad]

Very, very nice! Congrats!

 

[Rasierhobel]

what an incredible great set. would love to add such double to my collection

 

[alabamalawyer]

Great find! That is a razor that I'm interested in tracking down at some point.

 

[LiveOak]

Congrats! I really think something like that should go in the Smithsonian. Think about it, it is a unique piece of American history that totally changed the way men groomed themselves and started a new business model as well.

 

[Krona Kruiser]

Congrats! I really think something like that should go in the Smithsonian. Think about it, it is a unique piece of American history that totally changed the way men groomed themselves and started a new business model as well.

+1. Agree about this but you gotta use it too.

 

[Manning]

Thanks everyone!

I'm not much of a collector, and I use or have used everything I currently own, but I definitely will not be using this one. I'm afraid to even look at it. Imagine this thing going over 100 years with no bent teeth and no cracks in the handle and then I drop it on my bathroom floor, no thank you.

I'll clean it up some, as there is some dirt and grime inside the case and on the outside. I will probably just use the tinfoil method after a soak in some some hot water with dish soap. Then its off to the display case.

 

[GDCarrington]

Congratulations.

 

[Haggises]

so if you're not gonna use it........

What's your next Holy Grail item?

 

[ERVARGASNY]

Nice wish i found a nice complete set like that one, looks awesome.

This must be Double Ring week, Check this one i picked up Pat Apl'd For Low Serial Number but not complet set / http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/296908-Double-Ring-Lowest-Number-Recorded

 

[malocchio]

gorgeous find ! fascinating historical piece.

 

[Mark1966]

Great find - congrats.

Give it a run too - it is a nice feeling at least once IMHO