Ronson razor, it "Shaves and Sharpens"

[Sled Dog]

I picked up this Ronson razor at an antique store yesterday, it is quite unique so I thought I would share some pics with you

From what little info I found, these were made in the early 1930's but I do not know for how long they were produced.
The case is quite heavy, in decent shape and has an art deco look to it




The inside of the case is in good condition and the razor is in very nice shape. The blades are incorrect, it should of come with a metal blade box






The stropping roller that you would roll against the palm of your hand to sharpen the blade




The top of the razor


By pushing on the bottom of the handle, the inside of the razor is raised so you can pivot the blade holder to sharpen the other side


The blade holder raised and the head turned sideways




Bottom of the head


A few pics of the blade cap off showing the Ronson proprietary blade and how it fits






Here is a pic of the blade, it is quite thick, Im sure it could be sharpened to make the razor useable (maybe)


I am going to attempt to make a standard DE blade work in the Ronson..it shouldnt take much to mod a blade
Here is the Ronson blade on top of an Astra, the holes line up, just need to trim the sides a bit to fit the notches.




Here is the razor disassembled


An advertisement from 1932


Thanks for looking
Kevin

 

[Lothar101]

Very nice score! I've never seen one of those.

 

[77TransAm]

Wow nice score. Looks like it's in pretty good shape as well! Disinfect and you're shaving!

 

[Gary H]

May I ask what your total $ on this razor was?

 

[Sled Dog]

May I ask what your total $ on this razor was?

$20

 

[Gary H]

That is a great price I wish you many BBS shaves with it. I too have one of these razors and thanks to your pictures I see a modern DE blade will work. Guess what I am using tomorrow night?

 

[alex2363]

Thank you for sharing and posting such great pics, it is very appreciative. Did you use the Astra in it?

 

[Sled Dog]

Hey Gary, let me know how it goes with yours. I plan on trimming and notching the DE blade using scissors.
i have modded blades with scissors before and it works quite well, just watch out for the pieces of cut blade flying around!

 

[Sled Dog]

Thank you for sharing and posting such great pics, it is very appreciative. Did you use the Astra in it?

Not yet...maybe tomorrow

 

[grump]

Thanks for sharing the great pics. That is one I have never seen before. I am interested to see how the shave went.

 

[ArNav]

It looks like an inquisition tool. It freaks me out. Who on God's green earth would shave with it?

 

[Slash McCoy]

Looks dangerous. Send it to me for proper disposal.

 

[taco8slo]

Nice find, those are some of the best pictures of the Ronson I have seen, very informative and helpful, thank you. Looking forward to hearing how the shave went.

 

[ironfist]

Looks unused! Great score! Let us know how it works out

 

[MicBP]

God damn that is one badass cool razor...

 

[blantyre]

Wow! A formidable piece of engineering. I especially like the handle.

 

[GR5233]

Doesn’t Ronson also make lighters?

 

[lurchbrian]

saw this ..

 

[ERS4]

I found the original patent information of this razor, which is slightly different from the final mass-produced design, and attached it for gentlemen's reference.
US1966426A - Combined safety razor and sharpening device - Google Patents - https://patents.google.com/patent/US1966426