Your rarest razor
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That Miller is one terrific razor.
That looks like the stock photo of the razor in Gillette's first patent. Do you have one?
My rarest razor is so rare that I haven't been able to find it yet. [emoji14]
That is rare.
Looking in the Razor Compendium I wonder how many of the razors listed are actually still out there and awaiting a finder.
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I don't have that razor. I've seen this blue print on Wikipedia. But recently I saw the real pic of that prototype or don't know what. It looks very different than a double ring. So did Gillette really manufacture them in 1901 or something before taking the name Gillette. That razor has historical significance as I can see two edges making it the first DE.
These are my two somewhat rare ones - Danish RAADVAD MEJESKAER razor (heirloom family find, beautifully renovated by Cap Murphy) and my Eclipse RR (which came to me as gorgeous as it is now). All others are run-of-the-mill wonderful vintage Gillettes 
Currently my most rare razor would be my LASSC BBS-1. Have owned but sold the following:
1. Eclipse Red Ring
2. Gillette Toggle
3. Gillette double ring (no cracks, great plating)
About to pick up (hopefully) Apollo Mikron x 2
1. Eclipse Red Ring
2. Gillette Toggle
3. Gillette double ring (no cracks, great plating)
About to pick up (hopefully) Apollo Mikron x 2
Wow, I'm jealous of that mint in box Toggle. That is actually something I've been hunting for a while.
They are around you just have to continue to hunt them down and when you find one just buy it immediately or someone else will. Learned that lesson a couple of times along the way. Got lucky and now have 2 in my collection.
I've had good luck in Canada and the UK so you might check there.
Good hunting!
I've had good luck in Canada and the UK so you might check there.
Good hunting!
Pics of all my rarest, including 1 of 10 Jurgen Hempel Jarwin's
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The Jurgen Hempel Jarwin looks like a clone of the Darwin DE design. Steel or Brass?
Thought the same thing. Looks good though.
It was an exact spec replica of the Darwin. It was stainless steel.
It is indeed a very special razor, but I somehow thought that the handle (the top part) was different than the Darwin. I somehow don't think the Darwin is as "pinched" as the Jarwin.
Well, my rarest is the Gibbs adjustable no.17. I just bought it , still in the mail. From the existing ones, they are the old and the new RFB.
Referring to the Juergen Hemple. Certainly a nice piece. Is the razor numbered and do you know what year were they released.
They were released in 2017. They did not come numbers, which I think they should have, so I do not know which number from 1-10 that I had.
Not certain, but I'd guess it's the '38 Sheraton.
