Thread: Magnetic razor anomaly solution

Frankly if that secret process was indeed real and successful to make steel as hard as diamond, we would have those readily available today right?

I love the old ads.

For whatever it's worth, these razors do hone up nicely (yeah, they need honing) and provide extremely good shaves. Like a few other of the vintage razors, I wish there were more around in better condition.

Lynn

Originally Posted by Lynn

I love the old ads.

For whatever it's worth, these razors do hone up nicely (yeah, they need honing) and provide extremely good shaves. Like a few other of the vintage razors, I wish there were more around in better condition.

Lynn

...but they only need honing once!

I was actually re-reading the ad and looking at the prices on the bottom. Man if only those applied today!

Hollow ground as illustrated: $2.50
Double concave for heavy beards: $3.00
Set of two in leather case: $5.50
Carbo Magnetic strop: $1.00

Originally Posted by commiecat

...but they only need honing once!

I was actually re-reading the ad and looking at the prices on the bottom. Man if only those applied today!

Hollow ground as illustrated: $2.50
Double concave for heavy beards: $3.00
Set of two in leather case: $5.50
Carbo Magnetic strop: $1.00

than all honemeisters will be out of business

Originally Posted by commiecat

...but they only need honing once!

I was actually re-reading the ad and looking at the prices on the bottom. Man if only those applied today!

Hollow ground as illustrated: $2.50
Double concave for heavy beards: $3.00
Set of two in leather case: $5.50
Carbo Magnetic strop: $1.00

Yea its seems too good to be true however what did the average wage earner make a year in say the 1920s. Maybe 2K a year. A dollar was a lot of money then.

Back in the day there were no consumer protection laws and each manufacturer wanted his product to stand out from the rest so the advertising of the day made all kinds of claims and they used all kinds of gimmicks to part you from your cash.

Nowadays we're all very sophisticated, we would never be fooled by claims made way back when right? Har Har.

Originally Posted by Stubear

I can see that causing another problem with honing, as the metal removed by the hone would stick to the magnetized razor and affect your edge.

I know there was a thread floating around about that a while ago. I also conjectured the removed steel might microchip or damage the edge, but Lynn said he has hones several magnetic blades and never had a problem, so who knows

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Yea its seems too good to be true however what did the average wage earner make a year in say the 1920s. Maybe 2K a year. A dollar was a lot of money then.

Back in the day there were no consumer protection laws and each manufacturer wanted his product to stand out from the rest so the advertising of the day made all kinds of claims and they used all kinds of gimmicks to part you from your cash.

Nowadays we're all very sophisticated, we would never be fooled by claims made way back when right? Har Har.

Very true. A dollar went a LONG way back then.

Never be fooled huh? Like all those Seen On TV products? No one would EVER buy anything like that