Vintage Shumate Razor Co Shumate Barber Razor No 018 Made in USA | eBay
This "blade cover" is mystifying to me. Can anyone shed some light?
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Vintage Shumate Razor Co Shumate Barber Razor No 018 Made in USA | eBay
This "blade cover" is mystifying to me. Can anyone shed some light?
That looks pretty interesting! It looks like a safety clip that locks into the blade for when your not shaving :P
Wouldn't want to put away a wet blade thats for sure!
The tang stamp says it all. It is a safety guard, protect your fingers as well as the edge. Supposedly.
Genco also made razors like this. I'm sure a few other manufacturers did also. The guard is used to protect the face while shaving. Here is an ad for the Genco model. I wonder how many laps on your palm would be enough.
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beat me to it with your post.
Thanks.
I happy you snagged it, Razorfeld(look at that, I spelled you name right ;). I thought it was a good deal as well. Fascinating gimmick I'd never seen before.
I really get a laugh out of the vintage razors that have been ground nearly to dust, well, level with the tang at least.
They come up every now and then. I was made aware of them a goodly number of months ago here on SRP and had been lusting for one since.
JSmith1983, what is the source of the Genco ad?
Razorfeld
I stole the picture from Ebay after I looked at the link for the Shumate. :)