the mystery solved

[72plymsatellite]

so last week i posted a thread about some razors i got on ebay. i also posted it in the "name that haul" thread and no one figured it out. im going to post a picture of what i posted for u guys to try to figure out then im going to post the picture of what u guys were supposed to guess lol. these things are pretty cool.

the 2 folding razors were put in the slots making them look like blade dispencers.

 

[MacDaddy]

Nice, they're Travalong razors. I've got a few of them, including a couple of NOS ones somewhere. I'll have to see if I can put my hands on one to snap some photos.

 

[amishmotorboat]

I haven't seen a travalong with a little protruding tab like that to push them out of the case with.
All mine have been solid on one side and open on the other.

 

[MacDaddy]

I haven't seen a travalong with a little protruding tab like that to push them out of the case with.
All mine have been solid on one side and open on the other.

You know what... you might be right. Now I really do need to dig mine out to check. The basic working is so similar, and the head's exactly the same -- I can't imagine these not being at least a version by the same company. Do they have any markings at all on them? IIRC, my Travalongs all have a decent amount of text stamped on them.

 

[72plymsatellite]

Nice, they're Travalong razors. I've got a few of them, including a couple of NOS ones somewhere. I'll have to see if I can put my hands on one to snap some photos.

under the head it says "U.S. pat 2298944 & pend" "pak co Clevelend, O. U.S.A."

mine looks a little different than the normal travalong razors i see.

 

[amishmotorboat]

They were sold under the name Tru-Flex as well. Perhaps this model was under yet another name?


And Pak Co is the right company, so it's not an imitator.

 

[Morman Bridge]

Sweet, very cool.

 

[Sled Dog]

Yep, those are cool, thanks for posting them!!

 

[Hen]

Looks like it would be rough to shave with, but would work in a pinch. Thanks for sharing!

 

[amishmotorboat]

In a pinch, or as a daily. It's my favorite travel razor. Not rough at all. Of course I happen to like shallow angles, and the almost absent blade curvature and sheet thin cap allow for the shallowest of angles.

 

[72plymsatellite]

In a pinch, or as a daily. It's my favorite travel razor. Not rough at all. Of course I happen to like shallow angles, and the almost absent blade curvature and sheet thin cap allow for the shallowest of angles.

yea i think it will be kind of fun to try. im gonna use it on thursday when i go to work