I never saw this before...plz help or any coment.

[rickypr]

My wife was cleaning the storage unit from her mom.She found this maybe from her father or maybe from her grand father.What i saw is + or - from 1956 thats what it said in the original papers.

It comes with strop and honing stone,is a full hollow blade.I just have to shave with it and i can tell you it realy shave very very good.

Plz any coment,advice,history....anything ?


Here some picts...






RPR

[JMS]

I would love to see the pics but they aren't appearing on my screen

[rickypr]

Now i think we got it. " )









RPR.

[6Myles]

What you have there is a fine example of the Rolls Razor. That really is in amazing shape.

My grandfather shaved with one of those until the day he died.

My understanding is this was the first in the "safety razor" line. They're pretty sweet and I know there are alot of people who still use them.

Edit: A good intro video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV_ejPgCKnU

[Blackstangal]

These are pretty cool razors.Shave like a straight.I bought one for cheap in alsome cond.but in a hurry I didnt realize it was missing the handle.Congrats on your GREAT score.

[JimmyHAD]

Yes that is probably the nicest I've seen. FWIW, Heljestrand and I think Henckles (maybe) made their versions of a safety razor with blades that were honed and stropped in a similar fashion. I've never owned one of those but have always found them interesting.

[holli4pirating]

Yup, it's a Rolls Razor. They are actually pretty common to see (though in that shape they are not common - that is an excellent example), though I don't know how common their use is. They are single edge's what can be honed and stropped - some call them a straight on a stick, but I think SE is more accurate.

If I'm not mistaken, Stimpy has one and really likes it. Maybe he'll chime in.

[stimpy52]

Yup, it's a Rolls Razor. They are actually pretty common to see (though in that shape they are not common - that is an excellent example), though I don't know how common their use is. They are single edge's what can be honed and stropped - some call them a straight on a stick, but I think SE is more accurate.

If I'm not mistaken, Stimpy has one and really likes it. Maybe he'll chime in.

I don't use mine often -- it makes me feel like I'm cheating on my straights -- but don't think for a moment that they aren't great shavers.


If you decide to give it a try, just strop that new blade, don't try the hone at first, it probably doesn't need it. Pay attention to how it's packed, and never force the lid closed -- that's how these end up with cracked hones.

They're not really valuable, still very plentiful -- why not give it a whirl?