Ok Guys/Gals, can you name this rarely seen razor- clues will be given. 10/15/13

[alex2363]

I will give clues at each new post. The clues will be part of the razor name mixed in with the replies.....
So be aware and don't let the next member beat you to it. Good luck,

 

[Stampede]

Is that the rarely seen Spring Backed MacroMatic Jr?

 

[alex2363]

Is that the rarely seen Spring Backed MacroMatic Jr?

No, you are not near the Ice berg.

 

[oldbluelight]

I have a sinking feeling that it's not a Titanic but that's my guess anyway.

 

[DrAwkward]

I think we need another "Tip" ...

 

[alex2363]

I have a sinking feeling that it's not a Titanic but that's my guess anyway.

Isnt there a better choice?

 

[DrAwkward]

"Lettuce" all agree that ice bergs are cold.

 

[Foyle]

Tudor era torture device?

 

[alex2363]

I think we need another "Tip" ...

So close and yet so far

 

[alex2363]

Tudor era torture device?

Your scrapping the bottom of the barrel.

 

[oldbluelight]

Is it a Head Apex, by Tunn, Dreggs & Co. Ltd. The firm entered receivership following a scandal involving one of its principles, Dreggs, who was found leafing through confidential military documents during the Second Boer War. An investigation revealed that Dreggs had Dutch relatives and he was believed to have been a spy. The case never came before the King's Bench but Dreggs was ostracized. Eventually he fled England for America. He booked passage, third class, on the Titanic and was shot by Third Officer Lightoller when he tried to board a lifeboat dressed as a woman. Lightoller testified that Dreggs 5 o'clock shadow gave him away and he tried to forcibly enter the lifeboat by brandishing a straight razor. Lightoller feared for his life and fired a single shot striking Dreggs above the right eye. His body was never recovered. Or maybe not.

 

[DrAwkward]

The original Slim. Iceberg Slim. The pimp razor.

 

[alex2363]

Is it a Head Apex, by Tunn, Dreggs & Co. Ltd. The firm entered receivership following a scandal involving one of its principles, Dreggs, who was found leafing through confidential military documents during the Second Boer War. An investigation revealed that Dreggs had Dutch relatives and he was believed to have been a spy. The case never came before the King's Bench but Dreggs was ostracized. Eventually he fled England for America. He booked passage, third class, on the Titanic and was shot by Third Officer Lightoller when he tried to board a lifeboat dressed as a woman. Lightoller testified that Dreggs 5 o'clock shadow gave him away and he tried to forcibly enter the lifeboat by brandishing a straight razor. Lightoller feared for his life and fired a single shot striking Dreggs above the right eye. His body was never recovered. Or maybe not.

Wow, this long answer has my head spinning like this.

 

[alex2363]

The original Slim. Iceberg Slim. The pimp razor.

No pimp..... but you should get a gratuity for this one.

 

[oldbluelight]

Is it a Tip Top? That would have been my next guess but I was tired after my last one.

 

[alex2363]

Is it a Tip Top? That would have been my next guess but I was tired after my last one.

.........what gave it away?

 

[oldbluelight]

View attachment 377842View attachment 377843.........what gave it away?

Actually it was just blind luck. I couldn't choose between Tip Top and Apex Dreidel so I tossed a coin. Tip Top won. That worked out well. The story of the Apex Dreidel is rather lengthy and obscure. I wasn't sure that I could summarize it accurately in under 700 words.