Thread: My father's A. Lorenzi...

Hi, could someone please tell me more about this:



Found amongst my fathers things after he died last year, he showed it me once a long time ago and said it use to belong to my Grandfather. I'd love to know more about it but I'm not great at the research side of things. Appreciate any help anyone can give me.

Thank you!

Do you have a picture of the razor? based on you being in the UK (and in the US to a degree), there were a lot of retailers that offered straight razors from well-known manufacturers and put them in specialized boxes with their own storefront on it.
an image of the razor itself would go a long way in identifying your family heirloom. These are the best kind of mysteries, though sometimes bitter-sweet

Thanks for getting back so quickly. See attached:






And there is another:

Nice looking vintage. I'm not sure of the manufacturer but you may be able to gleans some information from this thread I came across some time ago.
Anyone here win this razor? | The Shaving Room
this may be one of the "it's more valuable as a family heirloom" than an item on the bay, situation. That said, i've never strayed from trying to get a good shave from a razor that I don't know much about (and many times, i've been successful). I suggest you do the same. If you're a straight razor user, give it an edge and give it a try. If you aren't, there are resources here that have helped me discover the amazing shave that only a straight razor can give you. If you have a razor from a family member? that's all the better. Welcome to the community

Well, Swedish steel and German made are both big pluses; a lot of other countries imported superior Swedish steel. And the "Best Silver Steel" logo on the blade face was generally reserved for more premium blades if my understanding is correct (unless it was just a clever marketing point). I don't know anything about the specific provenance, but those two points mean it's almost certainly a quality razor. You could simply polish it up for a display.

However, if you decided to give it a go as a shaver, you will need for an experienced pro-honer/restoration guy to polish and pin it up nicely before he tackles that rust and pitting at the edge-it goes pretty far up the edge, and will be an issue, but wouldn't it be great to shave with Grandpa's razor if that were possible?

Again unless you just want to put it away as a keepsake or conversation piece.

Thanks for posting, and welcome to SRP! Aaron

Very nice to have a family heirloom. ScoutHikerDad is correct, if you plan to use this razor send it to someone reputable to clean and hone this for you. A lot of very damaging mistakes can be made restoring a razor and that is not a mistake to be made on a family razor. I would bet this will be a great razor for many many years to come once cleaned up and taken care of. I actually just noticed you have 2 blades in the pictures both blades look as though they will clean up nicely. The one with the small machine screw and nut would need re pinned but that is no big deal. Send them out and enjoy