Safety Razor Acquisition Thread.

[Snargle]

I was visiting a friend in Tennessee last week and had a chance to check out some local antique stores. In addition to a couple of vintage shaving brushes for restoration, I picked up these two razors at a very good price.

The first is a Gillette Slim Adjustable, Date Code I1 (First Qtr 1963) and the other is a Gillette Super Speed, Blue Handle, Date Code C1 (First Qtr 1957). The Slim cleaned up nicely and is in great shape. The Blue Handle is missing the end caps, the blue paint is worn, and the aluminum has light corrosion, but it's my first Blue Handle found in the wild so I'll hang onto it for now.

 

[SgtCrppls]

This came in the mail today!

 

[Francisco_Mtz]

This came in the mail today!





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Wow, it looks amazing , congrats . I prefer polished razors, but I have a doubt that the polished BlackBird handle can be slippery, could you share your opinion about that? thanks.

 

[Edgelord]

1960 F2 flare tip SuperSpeed $1 at an estate sale.

You can see a spot of brassing in the groove above the flare tip.

 

[SgtCrppls]

Wow, it looks amazing , congrats . I prefer polished razors, but I have a doubt that the polished BlackBird handle can be slippery, could you share your opinion about that? thanks.

It is not slippery at all the grooves make it very grippy

 

[Francisco_Mtz]

It is not slippery at all the grooves make it very grippy

Ok, thanks for the feedback . I hope one day to be able to buy a Blackbird Lite, it's beautiful and futuristic in design. Have great shaves

 

[batman911111]

Well, I landed a really good Aristocrat. Paid a little more than I wanted, but I managed to sell of some good razors so I could pay that extra $! Some pictures for us all to drool over. Razor's swedish sold with instructionsheet. No brassing, no fleabites. I do belive this razor have seen very little action.

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WOW WOW

 

[Tanuki]

It was THE day for finding lesser seen wild DE razors at bargain prices.

Canadian Gillette Bulldog, far left.
Then a lot of 5, L to R:
Gillette Sheraton (in an anomalous red&black Gillette case)
Barbasol (non-floating head, no branding, loose)
Stahly (it winds up and vibrates OK) with a Tech franken-head (loose)
Mergress (nice Merkur Progress case that won't close on a Mergress)
New Zealand Goodfella (loose)

Before today, I have never seen any of these models, other than Stahly, running wild in a vintage store. Bulldogs and Sheratons are relatively rare. Functioning Stahly handles are few and far between. A Mergress and an NZ-made Old Type knockoff? Lightning bolts out of a clear, blue sky.

If anyone is desperate for more detailed photos, just tell me what you would like to see.

And add to all that a fantastic find that, sadly, did not include a razor. (But I do own a gold New Improved Tuckaway.)

>Shipper

>White cloth bag to protect the gold plated, greek key motif case

>Absolutely pristine case, not even a fingerprint

>Pristine blade case

>9 of the 10 Gillette three hole blades, coded 2448 and 2449, meaning the razor was a 1928 New Improved.

So the original owner put one blade in the razor, carefully put everything back in the shipper and....

Mystery ??????????????????

 

[Babou]

This handle is W.T.F !

 

[iknowpeanuts]

Thought it would be pointless since I already have a Fatboy but finally got myself a slim adjustable.

 

[Edgelord]

Another Krona or pre-Krona for $3 at the flea market.

 

[Tanuki]

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This handle is W.T.F !

W.T.F. = Windup Toy Fantasy

This one is in good enough shape to vibrate for a minute or more if wound up as much as I'm willing to try.

Spoiler: Rude?

Make your own rude vibrator joke here.

 

[Hair Scraper]

A post-war Tech. There was a used “T2”, 1948, Blue Blade included with it.

 

[Dyllern]

"VALET" Auto Strop Pigskin Travelling Set #8​

• Something different just because it looked nice
• Any "VALET" Auto Strop collectors out there?
• I have had a hard time finding the exact set, but I think the attached ad shows a model very similar which seems to have been the top model at the time
• I didn't buy the suitcase, but it seems the razor set was part of some exclusive personal items.
• What are my options with regard to blades?

 

[uptown]

Karve brass G plate with a Shield brass handle. The Shield handle is only temporary as I am waiting for a Karve custom handle and you know how long that will take.

 

[helicopter]

A nice Gillette slim adjustable and a scratch n dent REX konsul xl arrived here today.

The slim gives me a nice shave and this one is cleaner than the ones I already have. I have been cutting off parts of my face with a Rex Sentry lately, so I figured I would give it a big brother. They are lovely looking things. Hopefully I can figure out how to get a decent shave with one eventually. The gold plate on this Rex looks amazing but the camera on my tablet sucks at showing its lovely color.

 

[ajkel64]

Mail Call Number 1.
A P4 Gillette Black Handle Superspeed. I should not look at eBay but something I just cannot help myself. The price was right for me and these razors normally shave well for me. It looks to be okay and everything appears to work as it should.

 

[ajkel64]

Mail Call Number 2.
A Shark Long Handle DE safety razor. I am getting in early for Shark Week 2024. Free post was offered and it arrived very quickly form the seller. It also came with 2 tucks of Shark Platinum blades.

 

[ajkel64]

Mail Call Number 3.
A new near Parker 66R safety razor. It has had very little use if any. It still has the plastic wrapper that the razor came with in the box. I bought a Parker razor a little while ago and I have not even used it yet. I shouldn’t look at eBay as often as I do.

 

[ajkel64]

Mail Call Number 4.
A cased Gillette English Junior Aristocrat. It still has a Wilkinson Sword stainless blade in it. Both the case and the razor need a good clean. I normally get great shaves from these razors so I hope that this one is no different. All appears to work as it should.