Thread: SRs as Family Heirlooms? Share your Stories!

I never kknew my mother's dad, he passed away six years before my birth. Born in 1900, I guess he shaved with a straight when he was young, Mr Gilette was not famed in Europe between the two WW.
My father's dad, born in 1906, began with SR, I have seen one, shame on me. He also used a three pieces Gilette DE that stands now in my bathroom.
Halas he became blind in the 70's and used then a Philips.
I said shame on me because ... when I was 14, I made technicals drawings in school, with chinese ink. In order to correct some faults, the technique was to peel the drawing with a razor blade. I tried to do it with the bompa's SR ... Guess what happened ... cling hooops!

I'm very fortunate to have my great grandfather's razor. He passed away back in '34. It was in rough shape due to improper care and storage but Glen brought it back to life for me.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...ered-horn.html

However the first straight I shaved with was my uncle's 5/8 Genco Grant which was and still is in like new condition right down to the storage box.

While not really an heirloom I was given an old friend's grandfather's Griffon and a woman I worked with gave me her father's Gillettee DE in the plastic box it was sold in. I believe the DE was made back in '59.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

I'm very fortunate to have my great grandfather's razor. He passed away back in '34. It was in rough shape due to improper care and storage but Glen brought it back to life for me.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...ered-horn.html

However the first straight I shaved with was my uncle's 5/8 Genco Grant which was and still is in like new condition right down to the storage box.

While not really an heirloom I was given an old friend's grandfather's Griffon and a woman I worked with gave me her father's Gillettee DE in the plastic box it was sold in. I believe the DE was made back in '69.

Great restore, did it justice, kudos! Great looking blade!

This is my grandfather's razor. It was given to me when my aunt (my grandfather's caretaker for his last years) passed away. It had been on his bench in her basement for about 10 years, possibly longer.
It is a Checker Wedge from a local distributor and it began my collection of local razors and supplies.
My boys will have lots of heirlooms

I don't have any heirloom razors myself. A man I bought some razors from (that he had bought himself) before said his father was a barber and had a Dubl Duck and a few other things he left him. I'd like to see if he would show them to me next time I see him as I would like to see what a working barber was using at the time. The man has a viking beard so I guess SR shaving isn't really his thing! REALLY nice guy.

Lakeside Cutlery 6/8---Grampa.
Wade and Butcher 5/8---Great-Uncle Herman.
Shumate 5/8---Great-Uncle Noah.
Henry Sears 3/8---Great-Uncle Noah.
John Doe No Name 13/16---Great-Uncle Noah.
Coticule hone---Great-Uncle Herman.
Shuredge barber hone---Grampa.
Ever-Ready brush---Great-Uncle Noah.
Illinois 6454 strop--Great-Grampa Anton.

Enough?

This is great stuff. I definitely hope one day my future grandkids will be talking about their crazy grandfathers razors and hones that they were taught to use.