Thread: Info about my new old Razor "Blue Seal"

My name is Alex and as I am new to this forum I would like to introduce myself in short:
After some years of thinking about buying a straight razor I bought a new one last month. As one straight razor isn't enough to shave every day I bought another one on ebay recently. It should be a cheap/older one as I would like to learn how to hone a straight razor.

After having it in front of me I wondered where it came from and how old it might be possibly. I did some research with Google, but did not find much info about it. Someone said that Goins dates "Blue Seal" to 1920-1940. Regrettably there was no country or address or something given. I thought someone here might have some more info on it?

Hello Mort! Welcome to the forums. As you figured, there are a lot of folks from around the world with useful knowledge. It may take a time for and answer but usually it will arrive.
That is a nice blade you found!

Check for a local person to contact:
Local Help - Shave Library

Germany's Heidelberg region would be
doorsch http://straightrazorpalace.com/members/doorsch.html
He also knows many of the other persons in Europe.
Enjoy your journey!
~Richard

Hey Geezer,
thank you for welcoming me and I am glad you like my new old straight razor. Hopefully it won't be the last one I find and buy
I was a little afraid that the blade might have some serious damages not seen in the photos before I bought it. I think the pre-owner(s) tried to sharpen it with a household sharpening tool. The scratches on the blade look like this and the spine has no hone visible to me, so they probably bought but (nearly) never used it. If I don't do anything wrong when honing it I will probably can use it some time...

Hopefully anybody has some information on the manufacturer/brand "Blue Seal". I'll be patient.
I wish I knew where it has been already and which stories it has to tell...

Welcome to the forum Mort. If you want to search through this Razor makers you may find who made "Blue Seal" razors.

The razor looks good and should clean up nicely. Given a good honing it should serve you well.

Bob

It looks like a good razor to learn to hone with, as it is most likely a great shaver and does not appear to have any geometry problems.

Interesting list or manufacturers, Bob.
Regrettably it doesn't contain any info. I think Blue Seal may be a trademark rather than a manufacturer. I will do some research in this direction and see what I can find out.

Thanks for your opinion on the geometry. I hope this will make it easy to learn

Originally Posted by Mort

Interesting list or manufacturers, Bob.
Regrettably it doesn't contain any info. I think Blue Seal may be a trademark rather than a manufacturer. I will do some research in this direction and see what I can find out.

Thanks for your opinion on the geometry. I hope this will make it easy to learn

If you look after the manufacture's name some of the trade names they sold razors under are listed but not in all cases.

Bob

Thanks for the hint, Bob. Regrettably the list doesn't contain any entries matching to my razor :/
Anyway, I did manage it to get it sharp enough to shave with it.
Worked very well, thoroughly smooth shaving. I am glad I did not buy crap

Here's one I picked up today at a local antique shop near me. My first straight razor!

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