Thread: LF help on a vintage Thiers-Issard

Originally Posted by UKRob

I have the same razor and it came with a hollow ground blade - albeit maked Le Grelot - so not a matching set. I used a Heljestrand hollow ground which fits perfecly and it resulted in a nice shave. The razor will also take a standard Gem blade.

That is good to know that it will definitely take a standard Gem blade. Now I have to keep an eye out for a L'Essor razor.

Bob

Interesting, I've never seen a TI #17 frame before, the case is a fairly common #69, which are excellent shavers. Here is a Table of TI marks I have doesn't list the #17 either:

Les Marques des Couteaux de THIERS

17 crowned is one of numerous marks of TI

Thanks for all the help here!
I've decided to give actually using it a shot and will be sending it out this weekend for a 'clean and honing'. I've made sure that the cleaning won't remove the patina on the blade as I rather do like it.

Thanks all for the info and help!

Originally Posted by BobH

Congrats on finding those two gems in such fine condition at a very reasonable price.

I wholeheartedly agree with RezDog's comments on the TI as to maintaining the original patina and just having it honed. TI is a very reputable brand and produced very good razors. Honed it should give a wonderful shave.

The L'Essor in the same condition as the TI. That is a very interesting SE and I have not seen one before. If it is like the SEs that I have it should also turn out to be an excellent shaver. Be interesting to know what blade they originally took. Be sure and post how it shaves for you.

Bob

Here's a post I put together about the L'Essor - including a video that shows the original blade and how it's loaded

Link: L'Essor - Oooh La La!

Update:

Sent the Thiers-Issard out to gssixgun/Glen who took it apart and did various things to it - many of which I don't understand fully being more of a DE guy, but they were;
- Basic Clean and Hone by hand using Rags, Q-Tips and Blue Magic to clean the steel and scales,
- Doused the channel and the screw w/ some Kroil to loosen the blade and threads,
- Broke it all down, cleaned it up using Q-Tip and Blue Magic,
- Honed it using Chosera 1-5-10 and finished w/ a Nakayams

All I know is that it looks fantastic - just as discussed Glen left the patina on the blade - and it's super smooth, yet firm to open and close.
Also the hair on my left hand can testify that it's shaves extremely well

Really excited to try this one out!



It might be 100 years old - but something tells me it still has a few years left in it.

Very nice razor well done! Here a little more history on Thiers Issard, Enjoy!
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...istration.html

Originally Posted by Martin103

Very nice razor well done! Here a little more history on Thiers Issard, Enjoy!
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...istration.html

Great post. So based on that mine says & Fils and "Garanti' on the blade - is it safe to assume that the razor is from around 1913-1915?

Originally Posted by Darkbulb

Great post. So based on that mine says & Fils and "Garanti' on the blade - is it safe to assume that the razor is from around 1913-1915?

Yes give or take a few, with minimal care ready for another century of shaving.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Yes give or take a few, with minimal care ready for another century of shaving.

Fantastic. It will get a turn in my den in two weeks.