Razor ID needed!

[Goden]

A local craigslist ad is selling this kit of razors and I was wondering if you folks could help ID the single-edged razors as I am clueless as to what they are! I believe the DE's are a Flare SuperSpeed, FatBoy, and a Early Tech but it's hard to tell by the picture. Do you know what these SE's are?

Any help is appreciated!

 

[mblakele]

I am weak on SEs, but the leftmost is the most interesting one: a 1912 or 1924. If the mechanism is sound you could use it with a modern SE blade.

The others are pretty much conversation pieces. The middle one will not take modern blades. On the right is a Valet Auto Strop. Those can be used, but are not much sought after.

 

[Goden]

Thank you very much. I had no idea where to start.

 

[Goden]

Well I picked up the whole lot for $15. They're all currently getting a warm soap bath.

A few of them have minor surface rust (no actual corrosion damage) and I was wondering what do you guys recommend for cleaning this off? Something that is effective but not too damaging to the razor.

 

[Mike H]

You did very well, congratulations!

Start with warm soap and a soft cloth. An old toothbrush might come in handy too.

 

[Goden]

Well the cleaning is all done. None of them except one were actually rusted - it was just rust deposits from a rusty blade which was left in there.

All three DE's turned out almost completely spotless as did the Auto Strop and the Ever Ready (which is a 1912 I believe). The Roles has rusting on the blade to the point of uselessness. It's nothing more than a collectors item now. Everything else is spotless. Not even any plating loss.

 

[morseman]

Looks like the autostrop will accept the modified gem blades,plus they are nice shavers, well done for $15.00.

 

[Oscroft]

The middle SE is a Rolls - they come in a tin with built-in hone and strop.