Thread: The Orphanage

Here's another obscure razor, the King, an American brand using American steel, made in Indiana, PA. It cleaned up wonderfully, honed nicely, and is a great shaver. The scales aren't so great, but they have the razor name "King First National Razor" stamped on them so I decided to keep the scales.

Lawson,

I have a couple of the '1a' silver-steel razors, and they are really good shavers !

I have a 'no-name' razor, just marked 'Solingen, Germany' which I use a test razor. That is a nice shaver too

Have fun !

regards

Russ

Another orphan-the "Golden Shaver." This razor has no other identifying markings of any kind. Nothing on the back of the tang. Somehow the steel "feels" German, not English or American, but that's kinda crazy and I don't have the experience to say, but it feels more like my Solingen razors than my English or American ones.

I also love the goldwash-I'm kinda weak on goldwash. Some hate it, but I love it and will preserve the slightest flecks. This razor almost feels like a Dubl Duck Goldedge.

Originally Posted by PhatMan

Lawson,

I have a couple of the '1a' silver-steel razors, and they are really good shavers !

I have a 'no-name' razor, just marked 'Solingen, Germany' which I use a test razor. That is a nice shaver too

Have fun !

regards

Russ

I think I have one of those too. Check up above, where I"ve posted on a NOS Solingen that is silver-steel, great razor, cheap.

Originally Posted by LawsonStone

Here's another obscure razor, the King, an American brand using American steel, made in Indiana, PA. It cleaned up wonderfully, honed nicely, and is a great shaver. The scales aren't so great, but they have the razor name "King First National Razor" stamped on them so I decided to keep the scales.

Kings are actually a somewhat rare brand, and fantastic shavers. I have three of them now, I think, and I love them. King Midas, King's Gun Metal, and King's Double Tempered.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Kings are actually a somewhat rare brand, and fantastic shavers. I have three of them now, I think, and I love them. King Midas, King's Gun Metal, and King's Double Tempered.

The King company in Pennsylvania apparently only made razors from 1904-1911, so they'd be pretty rare. I was delighted with this one. It was also the first razor I tried to really clean and polish the whole blade until it looked something like a mirror polish. It had a dark patina over the whole surface of the blade, and you can see in the pics that I got it pretty nice looking though not in the league of some of the Razor Rescue professionals around here!

Yup, Indiana, PA. No idea where that is. They also made (or at least rebranded - who knows?) barber hones. I had one that was quite nice.

One of many oddballs I've come across, but definitely one of my favorite Orphans.

The shave from this one is just great

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