Thread: The Cathouse, every town needs one

Originally Posted by EisenFaust

I'm glad none of you know where I live

What a bautiful pair of puma's in mint condition

[QUOTE=EisenFaust;924242]Here is one of two NOS Puma Gold's I have the pleasure of owning - This was my grail razor for years!

I have also scanned the original booklet that came with these and made a .pdf - check it out, an interesting read!

Enjoy!


Puma Gold in NOS condition, my dream of razor... youre very very lucky

I would like to also join the club, with a mint Puma 75, that's how it was described but I couldn't really tell it looked like NOS to me no hone wear I would imagine it's probably been honed once before, another lucky find for me hope it's one of many to follow, yes!

Jamie.

This is mine. I just received it a few days ago, and I really love it already

My mistress - a big cat.

Never judge a book by it's cover, but they sure picked a nice specimen for the art work of what I am sure is a fine read.

Originally Posted by AlexHRC

My mistress - a big cat.

Absolutely beautiful

Fellow straight razor enthusiasts,

I always love a razor with a story. The gentleman that sold me this razor was kind enough to share.

I purchased the razor in Koln, Germany early July 1956. The store/shop was located a few blocks from the Cathedral.

This was eleven years after the war was over, and standing in front of the Cathedral, the block to the right was completely bare. They had hauled away the rubble from the Allied bombing, and it was just a bare surface.

The Cathedral sustained just minor damage, while across the street the buildings had been completely destroyed.

The shop where I purchased the razor was a camera shop. Walking down the sidewalk, I saw cameras in the window and went in to look at the cameras.
I wanted to buy a German Kodak Retina1B. The salesperson/owner explained the tax requirements to me. The tax was quite hefty, I would have to pay it and then fillout forms and send back to Germany when I got home to claim the tax back. He asked if I may be going to Switzerland, I could buy the camera there without the tax problems. I did buy a German Kodak 1B in Switzerland...no tax. The German shop owner also had razors in the far end of his camera counter, and that is where and when I bought the Puma razor in Koln, down the street from the Cathedral.

The razor is in excellent condition. The gentleman mentioned that he had only used it 5 times, and this is more than 50 years ago. It has been sitting dormant for all these years.

All I needed to do to make it shave ready was a few passes on my barber hone, followed by a green pasted strop and plain strop.

Here it is:

Gents,

I just received this pretty kitty today, a Puma #9. Anyone know anything about this razor? I couldn't find any info. It is a 5/8, grind looks like a 1/2 hollow. This particular one was made for the french market, as the razor has the signature label on the back of the scales in French. It also came with a wood Puma box. Going to hone it tonight.

Originally Posted by Badgister

Gents,

I just received this pretty kitty today, a Puma #9. Anyone know anything about this razor? I couldn't find any info. It is a 5/8, grind looks like a 1/2 hollow. This particular one was made for the french market, as the razor has the signature label on the back of the scales in French. It also came with a wood Puma box. Going to hone it tonight.

I'm afraid I can't help with any info on your new cat, but I couldn't resist commenting on the interesting reading material...

Congrats on the new arrival, my friend!