My father recently passed away at the end of October. 2 months before he died, I took up wet shaving with a Merkur 33c, and had asked him about the old Gillette razors, and did he have any? He chuckled and reminisced about them. He was pretty sure they were somewhere in his basement, and told me to go take a look. I rummaged through, but couldn't find them.
Three weeks after my dad passed away, my mother hands me a plastic bag containing the three razors below. Apparently they were hiding in a corner in his office.
The ONLY treatment I have applied to these razors was a good soak in Scrubbing Bubbles and an overall brush with an old, soft toothbrush (and the gold fat-boy was rinsed in alcohol, because I thought I'd try using it that night, but then thought better of it).
I would like some help in a) identifying them, b) the best way to care for them, and c) I'd like to use them - so are these decent razors?
My biggest concern is the old open-comb razor. Some of the combs are bent, and according to my uncle, it might have even belonged to my grandfather. As you can see, most of the plating is gone/going from the head, and there is some green staining that I couldn't brush off. Also, the screw in the centre of the head is loose, and spins around - so it is near impossible to screw it tightly closed. If it is truly unusable, I'd like to mount it in a shadow box next to my "den" in the bathroom - sort of as a tribute to the men who came before me.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Aluminum handle - tech? Date code T-2
Gold fat boy (executive?) Date code F-1
Old open-comb razor. No date code. Handle looks to be brass.
Three weeks after my dad passed away, my mother hands me a plastic bag containing the three razors below. Apparently they were hiding in a corner in his office.
The ONLY treatment I have applied to these razors was a good soak in Scrubbing Bubbles and an overall brush with an old, soft toothbrush (and the gold fat-boy was rinsed in alcohol, because I thought I'd try using it that night, but then thought better of it).
I would like some help in a) identifying them, b) the best way to care for them, and c) I'd like to use them - so are these decent razors?
My biggest concern is the old open-comb razor. Some of the combs are bent, and according to my uncle, it might have even belonged to my grandfather. As you can see, most of the plating is gone/going from the head, and there is some green staining that I couldn't brush off. Also, the screw in the centre of the head is loose, and spins around - so it is near impossible to screw it tightly closed. If it is truly unusable, I'd like to mount it in a shadow box next to my "den" in the bathroom - sort of as a tribute to the men who came before me.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Aluminum handle - tech? Date code T-2
Gold fat boy (executive?) Date code F-1
Old open-comb razor. No date code. Handle looks to be brass.
