Clog-Pruf, milder than an MMOC, good shaver!
Safety Razor Acquisition Thread.
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Clog-Pruf, milder than an MMOC, good shaver!
Wow! Great find, great price!
I think I'll be able to condition it. The handle is very comfortable.
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Great find! I love finding stuff at estate sales/garage sales/flea markets. It just so happens that I have one just like that, but yours looks much better than mine.
I finally got lucky and found a few things! None of the thrift shops in my area have had anything worth buying but I went for a day trip today to some antique malls a couple of hours away and saw tons of vintage razors for sale. If I had the money I could have spent several times more than I did but I ended up buying these:
I'm not sure exactly what the Gillette in the box is yet, I'm just starting to research it online. It is marked "Made In Canada". It came with lots of blades and looks like it will clean up nicely.
The other safety razor appears to be a Flare Tip Rocket made in England and is in really good condition. The straight razor is a Crown and Sword and I believe is a 6/8, also in decent condition but in need of a honing.
It was a lot of fun hunting these things down and I'm already planning my next outing!
I'm not sure exactly what the Gillette in the box is yet, I'm just starting to research it online. It is marked "Made In Canada". It came with lots of blades and looks like it will clean up nicely.
The other safety razor appears to be a Flare Tip Rocket made in England and is in really good condition. The straight razor is a Crown and Sword and I believe is a 6/8, also in decent condition but in need of a honing.
It was a lot of fun hunting these things down and I'm already planning my next outing!
Great finds! The one in the case is a Fat Handle Tech but I don't believe that's the right case.
My wife and I are going on a road trip tomorrow.
My wife and I are going on a road trip tomorrow.
I just looked at the pic. again. That looks like and "Old" head on a Fat handle Tech handle.
Sweet. That is so cool. I love the thrill of the hunt!
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Nothing wrong with a Frankerrazor, and you have the best combination you can get. That is a great head and a great handle.
According to this thread: Canadian Old Type with notched baseplate and top cap the head is a "goodwill"? I've never heard of it. It's identical to the one pictured with the notches in the baseplate and the tabs on the cap. I like the feel of it, I think it will do just fine 
Can you post pictures of the cap and baseplate, please? It's very interesting to me.According to this thread: Canadian Old Type with notched baseplate and top cap the head is a "goodwill"? I've never heard of it. It's identical to the one pictured with the notches in the baseplate and the tabs on the cap. I like the feel of it, I think it will do just fine
Kindly,
Adam
Here's a couple of pics Adam. The second one shows the notches/tabs and hopefully the "Made in Canada" shows up clearly in the first. If you have any further info I'd really appreciate it!
Not very common, the corner tabs exclude the use of the old three hole blades just like the other Goodwills, and I think they were only made in Canada. It will shave just like a regular OLD, which is fantastic!
I wonder if those corner tabs were stamped into the top cap?
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Could not resist, just had to have a Red tip.
Sadly, I lost one in pristine condition in the last minute, but found this one instead. Looks to be in at least good condition, and if I'm not pleased I can always sell it.
Now I have to wait 5 long weeks, they only ship within US, so had it shipped to my sister in law, who will visit us later this summer.
Sadly, I lost one in pristine condition in the last minute, but found this one instead. Looks to be in at least good condition, and if I'm not pleased I can always sell it.
Now I have to wait 5 long weeks, they only ship within US, so had it shipped to my sister in law, who will visit us later this summer.
That is super cool. I wish I had more info than the thread you already shared. It definitely looks like a transition piece be teen the Old type and the Goodwill as mentioned. Thanks for posting those!
Kindly,
Adam
I would say yes, they were using OLD type razors and modifying them so they could only be used with the new blade.
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I have one and can confirm it shaves like a regular Old Type thick cap. Mine also came frankenrazored with the fat Tech handle, and I haven't been able to find a cheap Probak handle so far.
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