Thread: new aquisitions

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

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.

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

Originally Posted by bark

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 .