Curley's IDEAL Safety Razor.

I posted this in the general Razor forum thinking many may not visit here and see this piece. I also thought the break down photos would help explain the workings of this piece.
The thread is here
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ely-razor.html
with a bit more of a description and a few more photos.
Interesting what they came up with over the course of time.
I never saw one ( that's not saying much ) but i thought the clever ideas here were just too much to pass by. I had to have it for the collection.
I didn't remove all the patina because one,, the blade is just too thin to do much with and I don't think I'm going to find too many more. And two, the patent dates on it I just had to keep.
As I said in the other post I've been told they show up on eBay. I don't go there so this was new to me
Just an interesting addition to the collection showing the variety of ideas that came and went.

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Awesome save. Definitely a great addition to any collection!!

Ray

That is indeed awesome.
i saw something with a similar idea many years ago from China. designed to safely and easily shave heads 100 years or so ago. Your one has a much better execution of the idea.
Thanks for sharing.
Adam

Yeah, it's a neat addition to be sure. Just wish it was in better condition but it looks fitting the way it is now. I'll keep it , try it , and it has a good home.

I have one of these razors - Yet to try it though. I will try to get some pics one day.

WOWWW, almost a safety razor ... :rofl2:

A Very Nice Razor, how does it shave?
Is the Feeling more Safety Razor like or more Straight Like?

Haven't used it yet as I have quite a handful of others ahead of it. I'll use it both with and without the bar. I'd imagine without it will be similar to other frame backs I have like this. With the bar I'm guessing similar in feel to a Rolls maybe. I'll find out shortly.

Just picked up one of these for 20 bucks... I'm excited to try it out

Thats sound logical what you say, but im curious of your Feedback after you tested it :-)
Im looking for a Curly for my collection, but it deepends on the way it shaves too and if
it shaves not that special way (i have a lot of french Framebacks) than i wouldnt buy one.

What I anticipate may be nowhere close to reality. Seems like a good guess though. I've measured the angle at a shy 15 (14.8) degrees so it may be a bit twitchy. Most others in this style come out a bit steeper which offers a nice shave.

heespharm, I hope yours is better shape than this . They don't really polish out the same as most parts are chrome plated. I wanted it to round out the collection just to see all the options that were available over time. This may end up just sitting there for all I know looking a bit odd in its funky way.

OK , I used it along with a W&B 13/16 in Ivory. A Torrey with MOP tang and just a pretty razor. And a Geo. Wostenholm Le Coultre pattern frame back similar in style to the Curley. Well sort of. The Wosty has heft due to the solid frame. The Curley is a thin hollow tube with a blade stuck in it.
The W&B you know blindfolded what it is. The Torrey ran away with the show both in looks and shave quality even with the W&Bs new Ivory scales. The Wosty was on par with this style frame back . Great performance.
But the Curley?
Initial measurements gave me an angle of 14.76 degrees. A light razor with this angle gave me some pause. Two layers of tape got me to 17 degrees. OK let's go.
Without the guard it was so light! Shaved like most any other blade but needed attention partly due to no mass. If you have some experience it worked just fine.
But put the guard bar on it and it was a totally different razor. You almost didn't have to be concerned about the tip catching you. I felt like I could do most anything with reckless abandon . Flipping the bar took seconds as you changed sides/ hands / direction. With the added weight it felt solid in your hands and against your face I was having fun playing with this toy. I could do this more often and have a ball.What a difference. I felt like I only had to concentrate on my direction and getting the whiskers and not be too concerned with all the other factors like tip, angles etc what hoot!
If I come across more or some extra blades I'll grab them no questions asked. Maybe too I was caught up in the novelty of it but I can say it gave a shave much better than I expected. I enjoyed it very much.