I won this lot of three razors last week on Ebay, mostly because I have wanted to add a Slim to my collection. It was $20.50 plus $3.50 for shipping.
The Slim is in great shape other than some brassing in the groves of the handle of all places. It cleaned up pretty nice all in all with a shiny head that buffed to a mirror like finish. Mechanically it works I figured the other two razors would be give-aways...but I could not be more wrong.
The Flare Tip happens to be my birth date year. I already have a Super Speed with that same year so I guess I can keep one in my travel kit, or maybe used it to do side by side blade comparisons.
But the older Super Speed had a surprise in store for me. I already had one pre-1951 Super Speed. But this one is a little different. It does not have the little notch in the bar on the later models. It is a 1947 Super Speed, the first year the Super Speed was made. It shows a little use, but is looking great after clean up.
So it looks like I have found three diamonds!!!
The Slim is in great shape other than some brassing in the groves of the handle of all places. It cleaned up pretty nice all in all with a shiny head that buffed to a mirror like finish. Mechanically it works I figured the other two razors would be give-aways...but I could not be more wrong.
The Flare Tip happens to be my birth date year. I already have a Super Speed with that same year so I guess I can keep one in my travel kit, or maybe used it to do side by side blade comparisons.
But the older Super Speed had a surprise in store for me. I already had one pre-1951 Super Speed. But this one is a little different. It does not have the little notch in the bar on the later models. It is a 1947 Super Speed, the first year the Super Speed was made. It shows a little use, but is looking great after clean up.
So it looks like I have found three diamonds!!!
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