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    I had one JR Torrey and regret selling it.
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    Just found one that looks just like that one. (Except dirty and in need of some love)

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    Do clubs ever die? Or do people just not like Torrey razors anymore?

    Just received my very first, but not my last, Torrey in the mail today. Nice 5/8" "Our 136." Honed it up on a BBW/Coticule progression, and it's as nice a shaver as I've ever used, and quite sleek and modern looking for being a century+ old design. I may just spend some time polishing this one up.

    It came in an excellent condition, very uncommon, Torrey coffin cushioned strop box and razor holder. C-MON box shown in comparison to demonstrate the comically large size (or miniature strop size) of the razor box. The strop box was patented in 1882, patent expired in 1899. I doubt either the box or the razor is that old, and if they are, they've been extraordinarily well preserved. I vaguely recall seeing another box like this years ago, but for the life of me, I can't remember if I saw it in an antique store or online in one of the forums.

    Edit: I noticed that the razor did not extend as deep into the strop as the length of the strop box. Looking down into it with a flashlight revealed an object wrapped in brown paper. Could this be strop dressing? With some difficulty, I managed to extract the paper wrapped object. Wrapped in layers of brown butcher's paper I extracted... a piece of wood. Dejected, I wrapped it back up and stuffed it back where it came from. Perhaps someday I'll pull it back out and write a note on it for some future owner to discover, when I am long dead.
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    First shave with it, and first shave with an American made straight razor, for that matter. Liked it enough to immediately go buy this...
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    Nice razors. I do like the style of a shoulderless razor. Good stuff.
    - Mick.

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    Oh yeah! Set the bevel swooping a bit.
    A fine lot of razor left there!

    Torreys are good to see!

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    Twas the first straight razor I ever shaved with. Got plenty of them, now.
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    Yeah, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a Torrey as a first time straight razor, provided it's in good shape. Too bad the company couldn't limp along for a few extra decades, it might actually be doing okay today, what with the renewed interest in straight razor shaving.

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    I have that one's mini me
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    Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend. PR 27:17

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