Is this a sharpening tool?

[Proximus26]

Hello,

Recently I have bought this thing. I`m not sure what is that and what to do with it? Keep, sell give away? I think it is sharpening tool for razors but I would like to check it with you and get your opinion.

Beside that does anyone ever seen this razor brand? Should I keep it? I do not shave with double edge but only with straight razor but looks like I could give a try too.

 

[Proximus26]

Thank you,

does not say Gillette. There is some name but wear out little bit. i need to take magnification glass to read it. As per my poor knowledge it does not appears to be an Gillette. BTW what is a single ring?

 

[King camp]

Yeah that's a stropper but it will only work with carbon steel blades and does work quite well if you try to use a stainless blade in it it just seems to make it duller

 

[Proximus26]

Thank you KcHighLife,

this is not Gillette razor. please check this name. Name under upper part is : FAMA.

 

[MacDaddy]

http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Single_Ring this should explain what it looks like however, if it doesn't say Gillette on it, it's not a Single Ring.

It's actually quite common for early razors not to be stamped "Gillette," but they should always be stamped with something. The earliest Single Rings will at least have the patent date on the handle and a serial number, either on the inner barrel or the guard plate. It wasn't until closer to the middle of the 1910s that they started stamping the Gillette diamond and "Made in U.S.A." on the bottom of the guard plate.

Even without looking at its markings, though, this one is definitely a clone -- German, I would guess, from the "Scharf" and "Stumpf" ("sharp" and "dull") blade sleeves. I don't recall seeing one like it before, but it's a nice looking little set.

 

[Proximus26]

Well,

in this case I will clean it up in CLR and give it try. Sharpening tool... not sure if I really need it but I will keep it. Thank you all.

 

[alex2363]

It's actually quite common for early razors not to be stamped "Gillette," but they should always be stamped with something. The earliest Single Rings will at least have the patent date on the handle and a serial number, either on the inner barrel or the guard plate. It wasn't until closer to the middle of the 1910s that they started stamping the Gillette diamond and "Made in U.S.A." on the bottom of the guard plate.

Even without looking at its markings, though, this one is definitely a clone -- German, I would guess, from the "Scharf" and "Stumpf" ("sharp" and "dull") blade sleeves. I don't recall seeing one like it before, but it's a nice looking little set.

Very good information, the FAMA part is certainly not gillette and the "Scharf" and "Stumpf" ("sharp" and "dull")is surely German.

 

[jamesspo]

Actually, I've done some study of these stoppers, as I have several different models, and I've found that they work on any blade, stainless or carbon. A blade (stainless or otherwise) that's been dulled to the point where it has trouble cutting hair on my arm can easily be brought back to shave readiness with one of these. Now, on a blade that's brand new, that still has coatings on it, it stands to reason that the blade might go down hill stropping. In practice, that does not seem to be the case in my experience. I've not been able to notice any real improvement in a blade that's new, but I've not noticed any reduction either. Once a blade has a few shaves on it however, I can definitely improve it with stropping.

All of this said, I don't strop my blades, as there's no practical reason to. My dad does, because he uses his blades for 40-50 shaves (no kidding).

Yeah that's a stropper but it will only work with carbon steel blades and does work quite well if you try to use a stainless blade in it it just seems to make it duller