Thread: First two razors

Hey all, I'm new to straight razors like everyone else here and have a question. I'm a history buff and got caught up in the history of these and really enjoy learning about them. My grandpa gave me these two razors.

The first is a Morris Red Imp 133 that he bought when he started barber school back in the early 70's for some part time work. He said he got in in his barber's kit. I saw that Morris quit making the razors in 1950 and they switched to Case. Can anyone tell me more about it? I am probably going to have it honed by somebody in the services section and am excited about using it for the first time. He said it was very rarely used so it is very good shape still

The 2nd is the one I'm most curious about. It is a Blue Diamond by S.R. Droescher. Blade width is 9/16. I saw that Droescher only manufactured razors from 1916-1924 so I'm assuming it is fairly rare? He actually bought this one from his barber teacher so I'm assuming it has been used quite a bit. As you can tell from the pictures there is rust on both sides and the blade is in rough shape. The scales look very good but on other Blue Diamonds I have seen the acutal Blue Diamond logo is colored in. Mine is not. Is that normal? I would like to get this restored so if anyone can check it out and let me know if it would be worth the cost to do it I'd be appreciative. (last few attachments)

Sorry for the novel and the giant pictures, I haven't figured out how to shrink them down on our program yet. If any of you guys can help me with the razors it'd be appreciated.