I have finally found my perfect shave.

[Gary H]

Being new to this and buying everything I see in at the antique malls it is a $3.00 estate sale find that has given me the best shave yet. I got this razor for $3.00 this morning at an estate sale, came home cleaned it up, threw in a derby blade and with just a double pass got the best shave yet. I have other Gillette adjustables but nothing comes close to this one.

 

[chilliman64]

good find and congratulations - but you know your quest will never end!

 

[Gary H]

I agree with that statement. I keep telling my Wife that this is the last razor I will need but keep getting calls from the shops. A few weeks ago I received a $50.00 axxxxn gift card but could not find a single item I wanteed until I saw a small ad on the screen for a Merkur razor the 180 long handle which I bought along with 100 derby blades. After a week of shaving and being here I started out to antique shops looking for other razors passing off my business card along the way with call me if you get safety razors. I get calls 2 or 3 times a week but the razors are pretty much always the same tech, slim adjustables, super speed, the old ball type ect ect I have a terrible habit of buying them all even though I already have duplicates. I would love to find other types like fat boy razors without having to buy online but thos are harder to come by. Today at the estate sale I spoke with the owner who puts these sales on and when I bought the razors she asked why in the world would I buy a used razor. I told her I just like the way they look she then stated she usually throws these out in the garbage when prepping for a sale she was dumbfounded that anyone would want someone's used razor. I left her my # so hopefully she comes across something good for me. Lastly I am beginning to feel like a hoarder when it comes to these razors and cannot part with even my duplicate old razors especially since my first fiasco.

 

[Niles]

Congrats on your new razor.

 

[Dools]

Nice find.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[celestino]

Congratulations on the great find! Enjoy the Black Beauty.

 

[Suggy]

Awesome find. I understand the hoarding, can't let go, thoughts completely. I've got one like that except it's gold. P1 model I think. Love my fatboy, slim (also use several OC's) My gold one is clean and waiting for work. You're making me want to throw it into the rotation

 

[Harry Snider]

That's wonderful Gary!

 

[mistercitizen]

Super adjustables are really nice shavers. My T2 short handle Black Beauty is in my top three. Congratulations!!

Ben

 

[Gary H]

Thanks, can you tell me how to remove calcium build up from the black handle portion? I was thinking clr but am not sure if that will kill the paint.

 

[Suggy]

I've used clr on some of mine w no issues. just go slow.

Thanks, can you tell me how to remove calcium build up from the black handle portion? I was thinking clr but am not sure if that will kill the paint.

 

[Occams_Razor]

Very nice Black Beauty. Congrats on a great find!

 

[mcdidher]

Nice find, mate. Cheers!

The only reason my wife let me buy my 1985 Super Adjustable is because I mentioned that it was nicknamed The Black Beauty. She told me that I had to buy it.

 

[SteveWY]

A $3.00 score on a Super Adjustable??? Wow! Great find in the wild!

Scores like these are what give us all hope we will find our own Holy Grail!

 

[seanusa]

Nice razor, I have my Dad's 1970 Super Adjustable, and my Great Grandpa's 1945 Contract Tech.

What setting did you use on the adjustable to get yer great shave?

 

[Gary H]

#9 the first time. Now I use a shim made from a used blade set to #8 and have had 2 better shaves since.

 

[seanusa]

Its amazing for their price and age how well these razors were built. By today's standards they are tanks made to last a lifetime if not two or three. My wife recently purchased a Parker Unisex 29L which is like a Lady Gillette copy and the difference in quality is immediately apparent. I even had to bend around the workings just to make the silo doors line up flush on the ends. It does shave well but gives a person some insight into the day and age in which we now live.