SE razor in a lime green art deco case

[that L do pig]

My local antique shop has a vintage SE razor in an attractive light green plastic art deco case.

Anyone have any idea what it is? I love the case!

She wants $45 but is negotiable.

 

[amishmotorboat]

Not much to go on. Is it rectangular or squarish?
Square might be a 1912.
Rectangular could be a Micromatic.

Could you pick the razor out of a lineup?
Here's a picture of the micromatic case.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=124970

 

[drews50]

Does it look like this but green? Notice the price.

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320633636300

 

[amishmotorboat]

hehe.
sombody is hitting up the out of the way places.

 

[that L do pig]

the green one in the reply is it! On the last reply, I do not think it was bakelite but whoah I like that bakelite one! Man, this is going to be a fun hobby with all this vintage deco bakelite stuff. I had no clue.

I figured the price was illogical as it is just sitting in a jewelry case in an antique shop.

 

[drews50]

You have to go to Singapore for that one. Yes, lots of razors and many more case variations. And yes, it is fun.

 

[Pjotr]

Does it look like this but green? Notice the price.

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320633636300

If the razor is in mint condition and you can get it for $20-25 odd you'd be getting a fair deal. Problem is that antique dealers see bakelite and art deco and price accordingly. There's hardly anything out there (on e-bay at least) that's going for less than that. Four months ago things appear to have been a lot different. Heck, two months ago things were a lot different!

 

[that L do pig]

If the razor is in mint condition and you can get it for $20-25 odd you'd be getting a fair deal. Problem is that antique dealers see bakelite and art deco and price accordingly. There's hardly anything out there (on e-bay at least) that's going for less than that. Four months ago things appear to have been a lot different. Heck, two months ago things were a lot different!

My amateur observation is that the razor looks its age but probably would clean up fine. I was more attracted to the case. It also has blades in packages in it that have the yellowed-out cardboard.

I was more taken aback on the case design and noticed this could be a nice thing to collect. I am just getting into DE wet shaving in the past couple of weeks and am starting with a new Merkur HD with Merkur blades for now.

 

[Pjotr]

the green one in the reply is it! On the last reply, I do not think it was bakelite but whoah I like that bakelite one! Man, this is going to be a fun hobby with all this vintage deco bakelite stuff. I had no clue.

I figured the price was illogical as it is just sitting in a jewelry case in an antique shop.

If the razor is identical, it's an Open Comb Micromatic. A TTO. Considered to be pretty aggressive. So, beware. Lots of people love'm, including drews50.

 

[drews50]

No truer words were ever typed

 

[that L do pig]

If the razor is identical, it's an Open Comb Micromatic. A TTO. Considered to be pretty aggressive. So, beware. Lots of people love'm, including drews50.

The razor looks the same to my newbie eyes. I am new to DE wet shaving with a new Merkur HD, but I am very interested in the vintage items to look at and maybe own - but not to use yet. I am bleeding just fine with the Merkur so far.

 

[Pjotr]

My amateur observation is that the razor looks its age but probably would clean up fine. I was more attracted to the case. It also has blades in packages in it that have the yellowed-out cardboard.

I was more taken aback on the case design and noticed this could be a nice thing to collect. I am just getting into DE wet shaving in the past couple of weeks and am starting with a new Merkur HD with Merkur blades for now.

There were a few SEs produced with those cases. The Micromatics and the GEM Jewel and Ever Ready Streamline. Just got the latter myself recently:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150567039776&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Here's one (complete with stropping set up) I halfheartedly bid on because I thought it would go way out of my range but it didn't (but I still lost it):

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250779153307&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[that L do pig]

There are a few SEs produced with those cases. The Micromatics and the GEM Jewel and Ever Ready Streamline. Just got the latter myself recently:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150567039776&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Here's one (complete with stropping set up) I halfheartedly bid on because I thought it would go way out of my range but it didn't (but I still lost it):

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250779153307&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

In this case, I do recall 'GEM' on the case - but this is all still new to me. Out of curiosity and since the proprietor is a friendly old lady, we chatted about this item. She said she usually has a razor or two through her shop at any time. Additionally, I saw a couple of old brushes with most of the hair missing. But antique shops look to be a fun hunt once I start to understand vintages. I saw this just because I live around many antique shops and have never had a reason to check them out.

 

[amishmotorboat]

You might want to try a blade sampler pack.
One of them might agree with you better than the Merkur blades.

 

[that L do pig]

You might want to try a blade sampler pack.
One of them might agree with you better than the Merkur blades.

Thanks for the tip - being new here I chimed in on the newbie area yesterday and someone is actually sending me a blade sampler pack

 

[Blooze]

I gave $10 for this one with a minty looking razor in it last month, if you need a price reference.

 

[Pjotr]

Did you use violent threats? That's a ridiculously good price for that.

 

[that L do pig]

I gave $10 for this one with a minty looking razor in it last month, if you need a price reference.

Wow on the price - are you a shrewd negotiator or is that something I can expect?

 

[Monkeydad]

Awesome deal. Great-looking razor and I love that shade of green. It's a lot like Grabber Green.

 

[Blooze]

No violent threats, just a good deal on ebay. I see them on the bay occasionally for $20 or less with good looking razors in them and if you're patient like I was you can get them cheaper. I had a local dealer that had one for $35 as well, but after talking with a few of the people who collect them on B&B that was entirely too much for this particular type so I passed. I was told between $10-15 is reasonable.