Upside Down Baseplate Appreciation Thread

[GR5233]

They are out with a fury on flea bay this day

It seems like there’s periodic spells where there’s a lot of upside down base plate pictures on there

 

[BubblesUK]

Another gorgeous eBay upside down rarity...

(And yes, I bought it!)

 

[Hannah's Dad]

Another gorgeous eBay upside down rarity...

(And yes, I bought it!)

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You Brits get all the breaks! Congrats!

 

[BubblesUK]

You Brits get all the breaks! Congrats!

Cheers! 2/2 so far with upside down baseplates too, I'm truly blessed

 

[Hannah's Dad]

Cheers! 2/2 so far with upside down baseplates too, I'm truly blessed

Hybrid Techs are ‘like buttah!’

 

[Bravoure]

Couldn't pass up posting this rare beauty! A gold merkur moustache razor!

 

[emwolf]

so glad to see this thread is going strong!

 

[Chance0277]

Seeing this made me curious. I have some red....stuff between the teeth on my NEW LC and I remember cleaning some out of the crevices around the ball end. Does anyone know what that red stuff is? Wax to preserve the finish while shipping or something?

I'd put the base on backwards but I'm too lazy lol.

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I think a lot of the gold plated razors had a laquer to protect the thin plating that went red with a little age. I suspect thats what you cleaned off. I did the same to a nice ball end tech once

 

[Chance0277]

If vintage isn't your game you can get a brand new clone from china.

 

[emwolf]

If vintage isn't your game you can get a brand new clone from china.

It really cracks me up when it's a professional picture from a marketing department promoting the razor. I'll cut a guy slack on ebay who has probably never used a classic DE before, I get it. But this stuff?

 

[Esox]

I think a lot of the gold plated razors had a laquer to protect the thin plating that went red with a little age. I suspect thats what you cleaned off. I did the same to a nice ball end tech once

Thats what it was, the original varnish. It didnt get cleaned off.

 

[Vraad]

The rare non-vintage upside down

more pics here. Henson Shaving Razor AL13 | eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/224806072005?hash=item34577c6ec5%3Ag%3ARzQAAOSwL5Jh7w6V&nma=true&si=mi2KtpGkK21StD11DPqRv3kNEjQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[Chance0277]

The rare non-vintage upside down View attachment 1404849more pics here. Henson Shaving Razor AL13 | eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/224806072005?hash=item34577c6ec5%3Ag%3ARzQAAOSwL5Jh7w6V&nma=true&si=mi2KtpGkK21StD11DPqRv3kNEjQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

ha its a Hanson, Henson's cousin

 

[LJBraaten]

Hybrid Techs are ‘like buttah!’

I had no idear!

 

[LJBraaten]

You all seem to know a lot about razor assembly and such. I’ve been having problems with my Leaf razor. Can’t seem to get a good shave, and I get lots of nicks and weepers. Anyone else having this problem?

 

[LJBraaten]

Maybe I should trade on my troublesome Leaf for this extremely rare beauty; a Made in England Gillette Reverse Plate travel Razor:

 

[slimshavy]

There's an UDBP Old Type (on the online auction site) sandwiching a cardboard spacer that's included as if it's necessary for the razor to function.
Nevertheless, it's a startlingly good condition Old, with (unless they hid it) an uncracked ball-end handle and only the slightest bend to an outer tooth.
Clearly, they don't know what they have ("vintage safety razor gold tone") but I'd love to see someone give it a quick clean and put it together correctly!

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[StewB]

The phrase "unclear on the concept" comes to mind

 

[Useless shaver]

The phrase "unclear on the concept" comes to mind

 

[LJBraaten]

There’s a lot for auction now that includes a very rare Gillette prewar fat handled upside down baseplate. I was tempted to bid, but I already have 3 techs, and one of them is a very similar post war fat handled reversed baseplate. I mean really, how many upside down baseplate razors do I need to own?