Hi,
It seems to be part of my temperament that I enjoy the out of the way spot, the unusual or unique item and the rarely found and little known. My bride thinks it is part of my residual elitism or snobbery, but I think it just amuses me. This trait now manifests itself in my RAD and here are two examples with which I'm hoping the BOTOC or it's affiliates and hangers on can help identify.
These two razors are quite similar in several respects though one was purchased here in the US and one was acquired in Germany. Both, as you can see, are three piece open comb razors with quite long combs and very flat profiles on the head. Both are brass though the heads were at one time chrome plated (very little now remains). Both also have solid, heavy handles and the knurling and design are similar though not identical.
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Neither of the two razors have a makers mark, but the slenderer of the two, the one on the left, has "British Made" stamped the bottom.
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Here's the dissassembled view. Although it's tarnished quite heavily, the physical integrity of all the components is excellent. No cracks in the handle and the teeth are all straight and solid. There's some minor variation in the straightness, but my guess is that this was a function of the manufacturing and not the usage of the razor.
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And here is something interesting that I've not yet seen, but found very cool. The tapped hole in the handle is shaped on the outer diameter as a triangle.
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Finally, here is the view from the top. I have a blade in it show how much exposure there is. I'll talk about the shaving qualities in the second half of this post. You can also see the brass showing through the chrome on this as well.
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It seems to be part of my temperament that I enjoy the out of the way spot, the unusual or unique item and the rarely found and little known. My bride thinks it is part of my residual elitism or snobbery, but I think it just amuses me. This trait now manifests itself in my RAD and here are two examples with which I'm hoping the BOTOC or it's affiliates and hangers on can help identify.
These two razors are quite similar in several respects though one was purchased here in the US and one was acquired in Germany. Both, as you can see, are three piece open comb razors with quite long combs and very flat profiles on the head. Both are brass though the heads were at one time chrome plated (very little now remains). Both also have solid, heavy handles and the knurling and design are similar though not identical.
View attachment 260837
Neither of the two razors have a makers mark, but the slenderer of the two, the one on the left, has "British Made" stamped the bottom.
View attachment 260838
Here's the dissassembled view. Although it's tarnished quite heavily, the physical integrity of all the components is excellent. No cracks in the handle and the teeth are all straight and solid. There's some minor variation in the straightness, but my guess is that this was a function of the manufacturing and not the usage of the razor.
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And here is something interesting that I've not yet seen, but found very cool. The tapped hole in the handle is shaped on the outer diameter as a triangle.
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Finally, here is the view from the top. I have a blade in it show how much exposure there is. I'll talk about the shaving qualities in the second half of this post. You can also see the brass showing through the chrome on this as well.
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