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
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