Gold found in Garage

[willyb]

I posted about this before, but didnt have a pic handy. So here it is, my great-great grandfathers DE, which i used for the first time yesterday. Didnt even bother cleaning it up yet, wanted a little bit of 100yr old soap scum on my face, since I never got to meet him.

483501 B 1924? anyone?

 

[tchmango]

that is really cool. Good for you. Should help keep some thoughts of the family in your mind.

 

[dpm802]

Family Heirloom razors are always the best treasures in any collection ... congrats on the great find.

 

[johnmrson]

Being your Great Great Grandfathers, that's better than gold. That is truely priceless. I'd almost give up a body part to have a razor that belong to my Great Great Grandfather.

Yes, it's 1924.

 

[Defend Tacoma]

Great find! It's that much cooler that it belonged to your great great grandfather. That is a New Standard, it sold under many other names depending on the case that came with it. It is widely regarded as one of the finest open combs that Gillette has ever produced. I'm one that agrees. My 1920's Bostonian (same razor, different case) is my favorite open comb razor evah!

 

[willyb]

thanks fellas! i plan on giving to my son one day, he is 6 now. Before I used it for the first time I gave it a good sniff, whatever soap he used sure smelled good!

 

[BBrad]

It doesn't get any better than having Gramps' razor . . .

 

[DunEdinRanger]

Congrats on the find!

 

[Defend Tacoma]

Also, be sure to read a thread or two on how to clean that razor before you clean it up. I think that scrubbing bubbles would do fine, but you should double check. I don't think you want to use anything too abrasive- steel wool or such. That is a gold plated razor that is coated in a thin coat of lacquer. You want to avoid removing the lacquer as once that goes, the gold is soon to follow!

 

[pauls51]

Well done on the find... Gotta agree that family heirlooms are priceless indeed!

 

[calcustom]

Thats a nice razor.
Now the tradition will live on.
Congrats!

 

[Shangas]

Holy buzzcocks!

Clean that razor good and then love it like a baby!

What an amazing find to have a razor that belonged to your great-great grandfather! Do you have any younger male relations who could carry on this masculine inheritence? A son? Grandson? Nephew? It looks really neat!

 

[Kraken]

That is too cool! I would like to have something like that to pass on to my son. He will have to settle for what I have accumulated with no further history than that.

 

[Copierguy]

You found more than a razor......best score a fellow could hope for.

Congrats......

 

[lindcruiser]

Way too cool~

How was the shave?!?

 

[johnmrson]

I bought a silver New Standard a while ago on ebay that belonged to the sellers Grandfather or Great Grandfather. He had been killed in a mining accident in 1927 and the razor had not been used since. I couldn't believe that this bloke was selling it but anyway, when I got it, there was still soap in between the teeth. As I rinsed it under warm water, it actually lathered a little. I really felt very emotional for a man that was no relative and died over 80 years ago knowing that his life had been cut short. I can't imagine how you will feel when you first use this.

 

[Shangas]

Did you use that 80-year-old comb-lather to have a shave with?

 

[willyb]

I bought a silver New Standard a while ago on ebay that belonged to the sellers Grandfather or Great Grandfather. He had been killed in a mining accident in 1927 and the razor had not been used since. I couldn't believe that this bloke was selling it but anyway, when I got it, there was still soap in between the teeth. As I rinsed it under warm water, it actually lathered a little. I really felt very emotional for a man that was no relative and died over 80 years ago knowing that his life had been cut short. I can't imagine how you will feel when you first use this.

EXACTLY HOW I FELT. Kinda teared up a little bit. Wished somehow he could tell me stories about where and when he bought it, if he traveled with it, his shaving technique. THERE WAS SOME TINY HAIR PARTICLES ON THE USED BLADES which of course i kept in the gold case. Funny how something we do daily can join a 100yr+ time gap. I feel very blessed to have it. Thanks very much for all the kind words.

to answer a question posted..........BEST SHAVE EVER. I only bled from 14 or so spots.... for a first time DE shave, it was worth every drop of blood. But we learn quickly dont we?

 

[Shangas]

Perhaps you should get a small bottle or jar and put the antique whiskers in there and label it.