Thread: I went from 1 to 6

A visited my Grandma today. She said that "I have some things for you." it turned out to be my Grandfathers straight razors and strop. The strop is a RealEdge 156A.

I now have 5 straights that have personal history. My grandma said that she remembers Grandpa shaving with the bone handled Robert Klaas round edge. I looked at the edge, it has one small nick in it. There is a 3 pin Boker that has been cut off to about 2.5" ( I can only guess that the tip was damaged and removed.) There is also a 3 pin "Old Dutch" P. A. Phillips square point (this one is in the best shape). The other two look to have handmade black wooden scales (very crude, but servicable) One is an Imperial and the other is a "Thistle Cut Co.".

Now it looks like it is time to get both Bill's restoration CD and Lynn's shaving / honing CD. I'd really like to hone out the nick in the bone handled round point.

Just thought I'd share. I'm pretty excited about this.

Ray

Wow awesome!!!

Have fun

Very, very cool. What good fortune to be able to have a connection like that with your Grandfather.

Cool beans. My gramps #1 was a DE user and my uncle can't find it. Gramps #2 died before I was born so there's no chance for me to get my hands on a find like that. This puts you in touch with yours.

Originally Posted by Sixgun

A visited my Grandma today. She said that "I have some things for you." it turned out to be my Grandfathers straight razors and strop. The strop is a RealEdge 156A.

I now have 5 straights that have personal history. My grandma said that she remembers Grandpa shaving with the bone handled Robert Klaas round edge. I looked at the edge, it has one small nick in it. There is a 3 pin Boker that has been cut off to about 2.5" ( I can only guess that the tip was damaged and removed.) There is also a 3 pin "Old Dutch" P. A. Phillips square point (this one is in the best shape). The other two look to have handmade black wooden scales (very crude, but servicable) One is an Imperial and the other is a "Thistle Cut Co.".

Now it looks like it is time to get both Bill's restoration CD and Lynn's shaving / honing CD. I'd really like to hone out the nick in the bone handled round point.

Just thought I'd share. I'm pretty excited about this.

Ray

I don`t blame you for being excited ,it is one thing scoring a razor on ebay with some history ,but it certainly is another to acquire razors with personal family history,buy the CD`s fix em ,hone em ,use em and be proud of them
Kind regards Peter

That is really nice. Nothing like a connection to your family..

Ray,
Congratulations! I share your excitement; earlier this year my mother sent me three of my grandfathers razors. None of them had been used in over 45 years. Two are now part of my regular shaving rotation and NOTHING would ever tempt me to give them up. Not only a link to the past, but a link to your own families history. Too cool.

Ed

My Grandpa passed away 11 years ago. I treasure the things of his that I have. The razors scare the bejesus out of my Grandma...she didn't like watching Gramps shave with them. She sure is happy that I have an interest in them though. I really like the black wooden scaled razors...something about the heft of them. I'll get the blades polished and shave ready and shave with them. I like the scales as they are. It just fits with the whole Detroit bluecollar thing. I'm thinking that possibly some of those razors may have been my Great-Grandpas (who I never met).

Man, between these razors and Old Spice (my Grandpas favorite aftershave) it's a trip down Memory Lane.

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

Ray

Originally Posted by Sixgun

My Grandpa passed away 11 years ago. I treasure the things of his that I have. The razors scare the bejesus out of my Grandma...she didn't like watching Gramps shave with them. She sure is happy that I have an interest in them though. I really like the black wooden scaled razors...something about the heft of them. I'll get the blades polished and shave ready and shave with them. I like the scales as they are. It just fits with the whole Detroit bluecollar thing. I'm thinking that possibly some of those razors may have been my Great-Grandpas (who I never met).

Man, between these razors and Old Spice (my Grandpas favorite aftershave) it's a trip down Memory Lane.

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

Ray

Old Spice is my father`s favorite after shave, never uses anything else
however hr thinks I`m a nong shaving with a straight,well to each his own
Kind regards Peter

Most everyone here is a part of the straight razor renaissance; so owning shaving tools you can trace back to someone who likely used them when they were common is really cool.