Help Identify this razor

[Gryphes]

Ok guys my aunt just gave me this razor, which belonged to her father and grandfather.
She just turned 65, and at her birthday we talked about my new hobby
Anyway all of the sudden she jumped up and disappeared, a few moments later she turned up and handed me this. Told me its really old since her grandfather and father shaved with it.

Can anyone tell me which brand,model and an estimate of build year it is, it has no date or any other text on it.

The razor packs say Stumpf (blunt) and Scharf (Sharp).

Here are some pictures:

As you can see it needs a good polish

 

[Gray Wolf]

Pretty cool, looks similar to a Gillette New Improved, with German lettering on the blade boxes for "sharp" and "dull".

 

[Iakona]

Looks like a single ring clone. I don't know when the clones were made, but the gillette single rings debuted in 1906.

 

[Blue58]

I am not sure but it looks a lot like a German version of this..




http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showpost.php?p=1371115&postcount=9


I hope this was helpful for you

 

[michiganlover]

+1

It's a German made clone of a Gillette Single Ring.

I picked one of these up at a local antiques store thinking it was a Single Ring. $8. Later I found out it was merely a clone, as it had no Gillette markings whatsoever.

 

[Gryphes]

Thanks for all the replies guys, even though its a clone i'm still really proud of owning it ,since it is around 100 years old, and two generations shaved with it up to there death. My aunt made me promise to never sell it or give it away before she told me to keep it.

Cleaned it up a bit today, here are some new pictures. I think it cleaned up really well especially because its my first razor clean up ever.

 

[gearchow]

Thanks for all the replies guys, even though its a clone i'm still really proud of owning it ,since it is around 100 years old, and two generations shaved with it up to there death. My aunt made me promise to never sell it or give it away before she told me to keep it.

Cleaned it up a bit today, here are some new pictures. I think it cleaned up really well especially because its my first razor clean up ever.

looks great! I got a few clones, but having the blade cases labeled 'Stumpf' and 'Scharf' is way cool! Not to mention you got it's history.

When you shave with it - and you ought to at least once - be extra careful of knocking the corner teeth on the sink and faucet. the Single Ring Old Types are great to shave with.

-jim

 

[Gryphes]

Going to shave with it one day just to see how its like, but for now i'm gonna stick to my HD until i have developed a proper shaving technique.