Found A Nice Tuckaway Today.

[Foyle]

Another afternoon in the antique shops netted a nice find. I picked up this Tuckaway set today. I see razors in mismatched cases all the time, and usually the lining in the case is rotted or moldy. Today I found this complete set. The razor, case, and blade case all match. Best of all, the razor is in pretty good shape. The plating is mostly intact. There is some plating wear on the bottom of the handle, but surprisingly the head's plating is almost completely intact.

The case is a little worse for wear. The plating is badly worn on the bottom, but the lining is nice a clean and the hinge and the clasp work great.

I have the linings out of the case right now because someone had re-installed the linings into the case incorrectly. They had the tray that holds the razor and blade case mounted to the lid of the case instead of the bottom of the case. I popped the trays out, but I've got to clean some globs of glue off the lid before I remount the trays correctly. I've set them back in the case for the first pic, but I'll get around to re-mounting them later. I also want to take out a minor dent in the lid that's hard to see in the pic but will be easier to fix with the top tray out of the case.

There is no serial number or date code stamp. Near as I can figure, this is a 1922. Anyone have any better idea about the date?

This might be my new travel razor.

(The razor is a lot prettier in person than in these pictures. For some reason, I just can't get good lighting tonight. Sorry guys.)

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[duderubble]

The joy of the hunt. Nice find. I love the handle

 

[taco8slo]

Very nice find, those are definitely great razors and I prefer the 3-piece versions like the one you found, congratulations.

 

[bdcoffey]

Nice find! I am in Milwaukee, you?

 

[Dools]

Beautiful!

 

[Foyle]

Nice find! I am in Milwaukee, you?

Pewaukee

 

[Jeff_H]

That's a really great find. This might be "Tuckaway Weekend", because today I bought a Tuckaway just like yours that has been replated by Krona Kruiser. Mine does not have a case, but I can always try to find one later. I'll be interested to hear how it shaves. Sam says the NEW Deluxe is the most aggressive open comb Gillette, followed by the NEW Standard.

 

[GDCarrington]

Achim has it IDed as 1922.

1922 Tuckaway gold

BTW: Great Find! Enjoy!

 

[MaxP]

Nice score. Congrats.

 

[RailroadMan]

Great razor. If the factory handle is too short or light, it will pair nicely with a Bulldog or UFO.

 

[MicBaldy]

Wow, that's in great shape.

 

[rxonmymind]

Amazing! Found one today amongst a TON of jewellery. I always confuse these with bostonian and the like. Neat little razor.

 

[Mick]

VERY nice. One of my favorite OC head styles.

 

[Foyle]

Very nice find rxonmymind! Yours looks to be in fabulous condition.

Here's some better pics. The sun is out today and I have some nice bright lighting to show off the razor.

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[rxonmymind]

Thanks!

 

[Darkbulb]

That's a really great find. This might be "Tuckaway Weekend", because today I bought a Tuckaway just like yours that has been replated by Krona Kruiser. Mine does not have a case, but I can always try to find one later. I'll be interested to hear how it shaves. Sam says the NEW Deluxe is the most aggressive open comb Gillette, followed by the NEW Standard.

Pics or it didn't happen ;-)