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Bassbob

Bassbob

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So yesterday the wife took her friend to Hughes Mountain and on the way home she stopped in Caledonia. One of her favorite little towns. The store there makes their own ice cream and is filled with antiques. So she brought me back a couple old razors.
One is a straight. Barber’s Pet. Largely manufactured for Simmons Hardware store starting around 1915 by a company in Solingen. It’s in desperate need of refurbishing and hone and polish.

The intriguing one however is a Gillette ball end OT ( Old Type) model 100. These are the first razors King Gillette produced. It has few markings on it. The diamond logo, Pat Nov 15 ‘04, Made in US and a serial number dating it to 1918. It was part of a batch of 3.5 million razors made for US soldiers in WWI. I gave it a basic clean and disinfecting and will shave with it here in a few minutes. The plating is long gone, but I don’t want to re-plate it. I’ll put it on the shelf and keep it in the rotation.

There’s something cool about shaving with a razor an unknown soldier in WWI probably used.
 
Nice collectable.

As tough as you are I would have thought you'd do it this way. :unsure:

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Talyn said:
I can't handle the powder burns for a close-shave with a 44 mag. ;)
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To veer slightly back on topic for a sec, the 1918 GI issued "Old type" ball end open comb 3 piece razor is a very aggressive device. Paired with a Feather Hi Stainless ( sharpest razor blade made) it is extremely efficient. The old style being the original design by King Gillette, that is the same design as the very first Gillette razor from 1903, it has a quirk or two. Most safety razors you drop the blade in and the design automatically lines the blade up properly. Not so with the old type. You have to line the blade up straight on the edges before tightening the cap. Another quirk is tightening the cap. If you grab it by the sides the sides of the blade are sticking out and you will undoubtedly mess up the alignment of the blade and obviously you can't grab the front of the cap unless you like deep gashes in your fingers. Under the cap there are 3 knobs which hold the blade, very generally, in place. You must grab the outside knobs with one hand and the handle with the other to tighten.

Anyway, paired with PA Cad soap and B&M Cool Reserve ( both traditional barbershop scents) and a Simpsons 2 band badger brush, it was a very "Historical" feeling shave. And extremely close.
 
KillerFord1977 said:
I can shave quicker than it took you to write that up 😉
I appreciate the nostalgia, but for me, anything bathroom related, I like modern.
Especially toilet paper.
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I’d guess the whole ordeal was 10 minutes. Time well spent as far as I’m concerned. Modern. ( cartridge) razors are not kind to my face. Ingrown hairs, irritation, etc. And they are very inefficient shavers frankly. And expensive.

My wife paid like $3 for this razor. That aside the last time I had to spend money on shave related products was several years ago. A blade costs about $.30/ea and I get about 6 shaves out of each blade.

Plus these days I shave maybe one day a week so it’s not like I’m in a hurry about it.

Plus, you’re a cretin. 🙄😂
 
Bassbob said:
So yesterday the wife took her friend to Hughes Mountain and on the way home she stopped in Caledonia. One of her favorite little towns. The store there makes their own ice cream and is filled with antiques. So she brought me back a couple old razors.
One is a straight. Barber’s Pet. Largely manufactured for Simmons Hardware store starting around 1915 by a company in Solingen. It’s in desperate need of refurbishing and hone and polish.

The intriguing one however is a Gillette ball end OT ( Old Type) model 100. These are the first razors King Gillette produced. It has few markings on it. The diamond logo, Pat Nov 15 ‘04, Made in US and a serial number dating it to 1918. It was part of a batch of 3.5 million razors made for US soldiers in WWI. I gave it a basic clean and disinfecting and will shave with it here in a few minutes. The plating is long gone, but I don’t want to re-plate it. I’ll put it on the shelf and keep it in the rotation.

There’s something cool about shaving with a razor an unknown soldier in WWI probably used.
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i wish i still had my dad's razor. but it broke, and i tossed it out.

shoulda kept it no matter what.

it was they type you open it up but turning the bottom of the handle.??
 
Old_Me said:
i wish i still had my dad's razor. but it broke, and i tossed it out.

shoulda kept it no matter what.

it was they type you open it up but turning the bottom of the handle.??
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TTO. Twist to open. Sometimes called butterfly.

Most likely a Super Speed. There are many different varieties. I have a lot of them. My favorites being a 1956 Red Tip Super Speed and a 1940s NDC ( no date code) Super Speed.
 
The dial increases or decreases the blade gap. Which increases or decreases how aggressive the razor shaves. The wider the blade gap the more aggressive it is, the more efficient it is and the less forgiving of bad technique it is. That is to say the more likely you are to cut the shite out of your face if you don’t know what you’re doing.
 
papa said:
I have a 1934 model. Marked with an E on one side and a 4 on other side . It is a TTO with a short handle.
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I’d have to see a picture but it could be a 1934 Aristocrat ( which I will make you an offer on) or it could be a TTO Tech. Or it could be a 1959 slim or fat boy. Is it adjustable?
Can you take a picture ?


Does it look like this ?


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1934 Aristocrat DE Safety Razor (Rhodium Revamp) - by Gillette (Used)

Used: Great ConditionDetailsType: Double edge, twist to openFinish: RhodiumDate: 1934Revamped
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