Thanks. That's what I was thinking.
I have used it one time so far and absolutely love the shave. I will definitely be trolling the bay for a few other SEs.
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I have used it one time so far and absolutely love the shave. I will definitely be trolling the bay for a few other SEs.
They are definitely out there if you're vigilant. I just got this unused one for a very reasonable price on ebay.
Anybody home? Had a great shave with my Ever-Ready 1914 today.
Soy un perdador. "So shave your face with some mace in the dark."
I just picked up a Damaskeene in close to unused condition with a VG original case and a blade safe that shows some corrosion. The razor itself appears to have no plating wear at all. It also came with a Stanford DE blade sharpener and a Eagle DeLuxe lather catcher, cased and with 4 blades, for a good price IMO.
Pics or it didn't happen.
Pics or it didn't happen.
I HATE that post form as I consider it to be calling your fellow posters liars and I do not appreciate it. I see no humor in it at all. Try "Photos please if available" as a MUCH politer form of request. I feel your post form should be banned, but here is a photo of the haul. The Eagle uses a Gem form blade but .160" or 4 mm shorter vertically. The razor came with four blades, one still wrapped. For some reason there was also one pearl or pearloid cuff link in the Eagle case as received. Price $45 with shipping for the whole batch. These days a good Damaskeene can go for that. Mine is a steel handle version so I suspect it was WW1 era production.
I have two of the early SE razors that use the proprietary blades. A Eagle DeLuxe which uses a shortened version of the Gem blade. The blade is vertically shorter by 4mm or .160". The other is a Gem Zinn which used a proprietary thin SE blade, held in by spring tension. It can be used with a Schick injector blade, carefully positioned vertically in the blade clamp jaws as it is shorter than the original blade and does not have the original blade's side locating tabs.
No offense intended, hence the smiling face. we just like pics!
What else would you expect from a LOSER
What else would you expect from a LOSER
Not sure about in GB as both the Star and Ever-Ready names were kept active for razors long after they were discontinued in the USA. Early on there were instances of Star and Gem razors that copied one another. I have a Gem Junior Bar and a virtually identical Star with the same barred gate design. Virtually identical except for the design of the front plate on each, one with a G and the other with a star.
Seeing as how ASR GB apparently had their own manufacturing facility, did any re-branded American made razors make it onto the British market?
I have found that a simple Google Photos search or one here on B&B will usually yield photos of about 99% of the razors without photos posted by the members. What bugs me are threads from several years ago that used photos apparently from photo hosting services. With the closing of accounts there by members or the vanishing of the photo services the photos in the posts have vanished, making text that referenced them unclear in many instances.
Hi my fellow LOSER's, I'm giving this thread a bump. I've become a avid lover of the wedge blade razors as of late. Here is a OBLYC No.1 I acquired a few days ago.
The head of this razor can be adjusted on the handle to give a slant razor effect while shaving
The head of this razor can be adjusted on the handle to give a slant razor effect while shaving
Wow! That is cool. I haven't seen one of those.
I love the old Wedge shavers. They're pure art.
I love the old Wedge shavers. They're pure art.
Very nice!
Thank you, it's turned out to be a sensational shaver. I absolutely love its performance with a CVH wedge blade. Nice and smooth. For the people who say the Asylum RX rivals the straight razor shave. I would put this OBLYC in running for the best rival to a straight razor
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I normally use a straight razor. If I am having trouble sharpening one, or if I am in a hurry, I ALWAYS use a SE. I have many of them, including many lather catcher models, and, without exception, a SE gives a better shave than a double edge. I have written to ASR asking them to resume production, but they will not. If people will, perhaps, write as well, maybe they will change their mind. Not that long ago the Contour II was still being manufactured. Someone, who used a cartridge multi blade razor, ran out of blades, and I happened to have just gotten a Contour II, so he borrowed it. When he returned it he said he was shocked at how much better it was than his multi blade. Any time I have given or lent a SE to someone, they have become convinced.Single Edge Razors never seem to get the appreciation, nor attention that Double Edge Razors do. I think part of it is due to more of us has memories of family members using DE's as well as there are plenty of current models in production.
I was one of those who started DE shaving because my father used them, but on my 18th birthday I had switched to an Astra, which I had used for a good part of my adult life. Once returning to classic shaving I acquired the two razors I knew my dad had used, a Super Speed Flare Tip and a Slim Adjustable.
Within days RAD began and I was well into 18 plus DE razors, both vintage and new within the first month. Although I would see post here and there on SE's, I never gave them much thought of purchasing one, although many user grade ones can be found in the $10-$15 range.
When ItsMeDave offered the 1912 tour I through my name on the list, mostly thinking "I can say I tried it" and get back to my beloved modern DE razors. Little did I know, that first shave would dramatically change my view on wet shaving.
For close to three weeks now, I have been using SEs every day. Sometimes for the full shave, sometimes for one pass, but everyday during one of my two daily shaves I will use only an SE.
What shocked me the most was the audio feedback that provided the 1912 provided, much more than even my 2011 R41. As far as the shave, mild, no irritation at all, but extremely close.
The night of my first SE shave I broke what was my favorite, the R41 for my evening shave. After one pass I switched back to the 1912, primarily because I knew I could attain a BBS without removing a few layers of skin cells. I felt so nice to get a shave this close without the "rawness" i had grown accustomed too.
That began my lover affair with the 1912 and SE's.
I hope that this thread will help open dialogue and on going discussions of SE's in the same way BOTOC has open up people in trying and discussing Open Combs.
So if you are a LOSER, be proud of he fact, I know that I am.
"I have written to ASR asking them to resume production, but they will not."
I'd love to see your message and their reply if you still have it.
I'd love to see your message and their reply if you still have it.
I do not. It was on a hard drive of a computer which died, and I did not keep a physical copy. Basically, I stated that with double edged razors making a comeback, and their single edged razors being vastly superior; plus the fact that they manufacture several single edged blades, they should attempt to reintroduce a new SE. I suggested something along the lines of a Micromatic, but said that, really, any model they manufactured would work.
Very handsome razor - is that a cobra head on a third party handle? Very striking combo!
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