Old Type, Smooth Ball End

[Sled Dog]

Picked up this Canadian Old Type with the smooth ball end, solid handle
No case, just the razor and it has a bit of wear (plating on the ball, slightly bent outer teeth)

Came with a fairly thick shim installed

Serial number 248696

Shim installed, I am going to try shaving with it like this

Here it is compared to a normal ball end Old Type, the solid handle is quite a bit thinner than the hollow type

Thanks for looking!!
Kevin

 

[AceByTerror]

What an interesting shim - looks like an actual product shim vs something home made. Never seen one like that. Never seen one beyond a trimmed old blade actually.

 

[Sled Dog]

I think the shim must be a French thing...the only other manufactured shim I have seen also came in a Canadian smooth ball old type
Both of these razors came out of France

 

[Dools]

That is Beautiful!!

 

[celestino]

Kevin, i have no idea how you do it, but you folks must have some great antique stores in Alberta!
Great looking stuff, my friend.

 

[coolbus18]

That shim is a neat piece of history. Great score. Enjoy !

 

[Sled Dog]

Kevin, i have no idea how you do it, but you folks must have some great antique stores in Alberta!
Great looking stuff, my friend.

I do find alot of razors in the wild here in Alberta...but this one was an eBay France find

Heres a couple of pics with a blade and shim installed...increases the gap quite a bit

Shaved with it this morning..makes for a fairly aggressive razor with a new Super Iridium blade.
Fantastic shave though, very smooth!! I will try that shim in a few different razors

 

[HUF]

Great close-ups. Well done.

 

[Glockadoodadoo]

Keep use posted on bandage count after use with the shim installed.

 

[jbradley]

Beautiful!!! Odd how the huge the hole is in the bottom plate. Looks as if the handle would go straight through. Can you post a picture with the handle removed?

 

[jbradley]

That shim is a neat piece of history. Great score. Enjoy !

I saw a piece on ebay, it wasn't made by Gillette, but was for a Gillette. It was a roller/cover thing, made to convert an OC to a safety bar razor. Didn't see it in time to bid on it. It would have been neat, like you say, a piece of history. Only one I've ever seen. If someone here picked it up, I'd like to see some pictures of it.

 

[Sled Dog]

Beautiful!!! Odd how the huge the hole is in the bottom plate. Looks as if the handle would go straight through. Can you post a picture with the handle removed?

Here ya go
You can see how it is machined to fit the end of the handle

 

[jbradley]

Thanks! That is the first handle I've seen like that.

 

[Chaucer]

These are beautiful metal sculpture. I'd appreciate comments on how these Old Types shave without the shim? How aggressive or mild are they, compared with something familiar like a Tech or an HD? What's the balance and weight like? Old types like me would like to know.