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    Default 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

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    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

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    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.

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

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    WOWWW, almost a safety razor ...
    Where there is a great desire there can be no great difficulty - Niccolò Machiavelli & Me
    Greeting from Ischia. Pierpaolo @ ischiapp.blogspot.com

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

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    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.

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

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    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.

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