So my dorm neighbor (Ron Burgundy on here) and I went hunting for razors today at an antique shop near our school. After scoping the place out a few days earlier we had decided that it didn't look very promising (It looked predominantly like a women's clothing store, a lot of vintage looking dresses/blouses/and some VERY strange hats.) but the store was closed and we didn't get a chance to check it out.
Early this afternoon we decided to bite the bullet and give it a shot. We walked in (probably the only guys there and definitely the youngest in the store by a good 30 years) and approached the desk, there was a long line, and I was ready to walk back out, but my good friend walked onward and I followed suit. I was browsing through a collection of old cameras, but he made a bee-line for a tall glass display case and on one of the lower shelves spotted our first vintage razors. We asked the clerk to see them (she was intrigued with our razor fascination) and she kindly opened the display case for us. Our haul for the day:
Buddy's razor (we assume it's some old Gillette model, anyone care to help identify?)
His again, we noticed that the upper plate of the head has lost it's finish, but the bottom is still golden, is it just normal wear, or a piece to a different razor? At first we thought it may be different, but the presence of finish on the bottom makes us think it's just been "broken-in"
His on the right, and mine on the left.
Crack number one on my razor
Crack number two on my razor
His again
Took this picture to point out the (heavy?) wear on his comb, looks well used
My original blade #1
and #2
The box that came with mine.
His totaled 3.19$ and mine came out to 10.64$
After being pleasantly surprised with our discoveries we looked up the nearest 10 or so antique shops around us only to discover that 5 of them weren't open on Monday
(Is that some kind of unspoken rule?) and my buddy had class so we had to break off the hunt, hopefully we will resume Wednesday
So B&B, good haul for a couple of beginners?
Early this afternoon we decided to bite the bullet and give it a shot. We walked in (probably the only guys there and definitely the youngest in the store by a good 30 years) and approached the desk, there was a long line, and I was ready to walk back out, but my good friend walked onward and I followed suit. I was browsing through a collection of old cameras, but he made a bee-line for a tall glass display case and on one of the lower shelves spotted our first vintage razors. We asked the clerk to see them (she was intrigued with our razor fascination) and she kindly opened the display case for us. Our haul for the day:
Buddy's razor (we assume it's some old Gillette model, anyone care to help identify?)
His again, we noticed that the upper plate of the head has lost it's finish, but the bottom is still golden, is it just normal wear, or a piece to a different razor? At first we thought it may be different, but the presence of finish on the bottom makes us think it's just been "broken-in"
His on the right, and mine on the left.
Crack number one on my razor
Crack number two on my razor
His again
Took this picture to point out the (heavy?) wear on his comb, looks well used
My original blade #1
and #2
The box that came with mine.
His totaled 3.19$ and mine came out to 10.64$
After being pleasantly surprised with our discoveries we looked up the nearest 10 or so antique shops around us only to discover that 5 of them weren't open on Monday
(Is that some kind of unspoken rule?) and my buddy had class so we had to break off the hunt, hopefully we will resume Wednesday So B&B, good haul for a couple of beginners?
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