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02-15-2014, 08:36 PM #1Senior Member
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What is considered "vintage" in a SR?
The reason I ask is I have the first I bought, sometime in the late 1970's or very early 80's. It is a 3 pin Hoffritz 5/8, hollow grind. It's fairly plain jane, with black scales and white spacers, and no ornamentation (I was poorer and more practical then). All it says on the tang is Hoffritz Germany.
After a re-honing at SRD it seems to hold an edge and shave smoother than some of my newer acquisitions.
Just curious.
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02-15-2014, 08:52 PM #2I'm a social vegan. I avoid meet.
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If it's got patina, it's "vintage"; if not, not (and if someone "restored" the blade to a mirror finish, the clock gets reset to zero)
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02-15-2014, 09:02 PM #3Senior Member
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I don't know what the cutoff is but I would consider the 1970s within the cutoff point for vintage. Then again, being born when Harry Truman was president may have something to do with my perspective.
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Good question, when it comes to straights I usually go with not current production. I suppose there really should be a time frame like older that 20 years for example.
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Anything more than 100 years old is an antique. I go by a rule of thumb that if it is 50-100 years old, it's vintage so anything 1964 to 1914.
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02-15-2014, 09:45 PM #6Moderator
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If it was made before my birth year, to me, it's vintage. Birth year to 20 years ago, again, to me, it's contemporary. Newer than that is just that, new.
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02-15-2014, 09:58 PM #7At this point in time...
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I am pretty much on board with Jimmy,,, Pre- 70's is Vintage IMHO but I guess it is in the eye of the beholder..
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02-15-2014, 10:35 PM #8I'm a social vegan. I avoid meet.
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Not to be argumentative (really!), but as a working definition, doesn't that make 95% (or more) of all straight razors "vintage"? And, if so, what's the worth of calling one "vintage"?
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02-15-2014, 10:44 PM #9Poor Fit
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How about Vintage Refurbished Originally Posted by JBHoren
I think the true definition of vintage is meaning that it is still in circulation or used after a number of years, whether it's been altered or not.Geezer likes this.
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02-15-2014, 10:49 PM #10barba crescit caput nescit
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I actually just looked the word up, the only formal application of the word, "vintage", is when considering wines.
It's informal usage, is, "Informal a. A group or collection of people or things sharing certain characteristics. b. A year or period of origin: a car of 1942 vintage. c. Length of existence; age."
So, I hope this complicates things further....glad to help!
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