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    I have just 'gained' a box of DE razors including a bizare little triangular razor made by Maktor of Sheffield england has anyone else heard of this company?


    I also 'scored' the following


    9 original shaving ads, 1930s
    - 1916 Rolls Razor Imperial No 2, boxed
    - 1936 Rolls Razor Viceroy mechanical dry shaver, in case
    - 1942 Wilkinson Sword rocking action dry shaver, in two-tone Bakelite case
    - 1970s Gillette Adjustable safety razor, boxed
    - 1932s wardonia safety razor, boxed
    - 1936 Valet Autostrop safety razor, in Bakelite case
    - Myatt Safety razor, in box
    - styptic/ iodine pencil in Bakelite case
    - 'the Army strop' in case
    - 1920 Gillete tuckaway travel razor
    -1938 '7 0clock' gentlemans travelling set


    edit:

    I went hunting for info and found the website of the gentleman I received these razors from!

    http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.li...ml#Anchor47140


    http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.li...h.html#brevete
    Last edited by Wayne D; 04-28-2007 at 12:31 AM.

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    Just looked at the guy's website. A 1936 Rolls Razor Viceroy driven by a friction motor and external hand-crank...hmmmmm, guess my complaints of learning hand dexterity to shave with a straight are pretty petty compared to the coordination someone had to have for that baby.

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    A triangular razor? Maybe it was a mustache razor...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bark View Post
    Just looked at the guy's website. A 1936 Rolls Razor Viceroy driven by a friction motor and external hand-crank...hmmmmm, guess my complaints of learning hand dexterity to shave with a straight are pretty petty compared to the coordination someone had to have for that baby.
    I have that ,
    It came in its box with a cleaning brush, (it is like one of those dynamo squeeze torches you can buy).

    there is a lot of torque when you squeeze the handle, but it's quite an interesting piece of kit .

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