Probably a strange question
Alright this might be kind of a strange question, these things pop into my head when I'm running. Does a razor loose its edge over time? For example a razor was put away shave ready 100 years ago would it still shave? There are so many variables but lets assume that the razor was put away clean, stored indoors in the typical mid-western house, not super humid but not super dry. The question really is academic but I'm just curious what everyone thinks? Keep reading for how I came up with this idea.
Recently I found my great grandfathers razor and after testing the edge it wasn't dull but defiantly not sharp enough to shave. Knowing the history of this razor and the fact it had a chip in the blade I can say with a fair degree of confidence it probably hasn't been used for shaving since the 1930s. The part I don't know is if it was used for other things like a letter opener, I really doubt it but can say with 100% certainty it hasn't just resided in its box for the last 80 to 90 years.