Why is a str8 razor called str8???
This may seem like a naive question, and I do apologize in advance for it. But, I have been wondering (for awhile now) about the choice of nomenclature for a str8 razor.
*Why is the straight razor called just that...a straight razor??*
Many definitions (Googling it) abound, like:
1. A razor consisting of a blade hinged to a handle into which it slips when not in use.
2. a razor with a long, unguarded blade that can be folded into the handle.
3. A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle.
etc, etc...
However, no singular definition (that I have found, at least) satisfies the question :thinking:.
Anyone :shrug:?
An answer -- and a question of my own.
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Originally Posted by
BladeRunner001
*Why is the straight razor called just that...a straight razor??* . . . no singular definition (that I have found, at least) satisfies the question.
Every once in a while, someone posts a section of an old catalog from the late 1800s - early 1900s. In those catalogs they are only labeled "razors," not "straight razors." My thought is that "straight razor" is a recent nickname that may have originated in the U.S. after safety razors were developed in much the same as "cut throat" razor is the nickname popular in the U.K.
I guess I don't really have a question; it's more just an observation. In those old catalogs (the ones that I've seen posted on SRP), what we call a "barber's notch" razor the catalog labels a "hollow point" razor. I think "hollow point" is much cooler than "barber's notch."
Namaste,
Morty -_-