Thread: Found Family Razor

This past weekend we went to my uncle's for a visit. Somehow he managed to obtain all of the family antiques over the years. I had not been out there since I started straight razor shaving. While there I asked him about old razors. The attached belonged to my Great-Grandfather. It appears to be a regular Simmons Hardware. Does not have any of the Keen Kutter logos or Special No 8 indications. The case has his name one the inside. If the case was originally with this razor (and that is a big assumption) then he would have purchased this at Haw Hardware which was a store in Iowa. He lived in Iowa between 1917 - 1938. Most likely would have been the range this razor was made. I have no way to know if Haw Hardware sold Simmons brand at retail or not so these are my best guesses.
My uncle is tight with the family antiquities but since I am the only one in the family who knows how to use it I am trying to talk him into giving it to me. It definitely needs to be honed but otherwise looks like it could be cleaned up and made useable again.