I am getting Grandpa's straight!!

I stumbled around an antique shop today looking for some razors to restore and found a few interesting pieces but the sellers thought they had something really amazing...and I didn't.

Anyway, my dad, upon hearing me speak of this, mentioned that his dad used to have a straight. Moments later he called his brother who could not understand WTF I would possibly want it. An hour later his brother called back to report he found it and it's in the mail.

I'm pretty stoked. It's probably going to be a rusty wreck of an 80 year old cheap razor...but it's family history...and I'm going to bring it back to life (I hope)!

NICE !!!!

Many of us would give Eye Teeth for an Heirloom razor

Family history is great. I have 3 of grandads in working order and one that I hope to send to Glen one day to be reborn.
Here's hoping you are pleasantly surprised when your mail arrives :D

Yea, that is always good news to hear somebody gets a family heirloom. I hope you can get her up and shaving.

Bob

Congrats Unit!! And best of luck bringing it back. I just had my gramp's razor restored by Glen. And it's awesome. It's a great feeling to know you're using something that a loved one used as well. Especially something as cool as a razor. Take some pictures!!! Let's see what kind of shape it's in.

Congrats! I would so love to have my grand dad's razor, though there is an increasing chance I may get close, apparently my wife's grand dad may have not one but "a few" around. I'll have to dig around if I can get permission next time we visit.

CONGRATS!!! More razor porn for us! :y

Thanks for sharing my excitement. I have restored 3 so far that I got from a friend's grandfather.

I'm not a pro, but I am happy with the restore jobs I did. I hope to be able to restore this one also, and keep it in the family (though I have already learned that he routinely sent it out for honing as he could not seem to keep it sharp).

I also learned that he broke at least one strop on my uncle's backside, so perhaps he was not kind to his razor either.

Regardless, I plan to give it a much less exciting generation to live through.

Rest assured, I will be sharing pictures and updates...be they good, bad, or ugly;)

Sounds great. Can't wait to see.

I know your excitement. When my uncle heard about my "hobby", he passed on his grandfather's straight (my great-grandfather). As an added bonus, he threw in his barber's hone. After a little Mother's and some time with the hones, it is one of my best shavers. Just an old '30s era Shumate but it just makes the whole routine something special. And, since the modest here is "if there's no pics, it didn't happen"........

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/07/e5uranet.jpg

All I can say is you'll enjoy your first shave with that razor a lot more than any other! That's how it was with my great grandpappy's Morley & it wasn't even all that well honed at the time.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...GCollins-1.jpg

Know the feeling, I was on cloud 9 after I got this pair from my grandfather. Can't locate the pic of my great grandfathers razor but it shaves very well :)

Cangrats on the piece of family history :)

Congratulations ! You have inspired me to reach out to family and see what is out there...

Congrats to you. I was lucky enough to get three of my grandfather's razors. They were all restored and I regularly shaved with them. I don't trust myself to hone them so they are with Lynn now getting the royal treatment. Ill learn to hone on a razor that has no sentimental value.

Enjoy!

Gongrats, think we looking forwad to the before and afther pics of your treasure

I really hope I can get some good "after" photos...actually I REALLY hope the "before" photos look pretty good.

I will have to wait and see. My grand dad was an interesting sort. He had some nice things...but he may or may not have viewed a razor as an item to have taken pride in...or care of...time will tell and I am excited to learn the answers.

my grandpa thought the razor he gave me was nothing special didn't take care of it very well but its in excellent condition minor polishing need i find its also the most beautiful razor i've seen.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all. good luck

My grandmother gave me grandad's straight a few months before she died. Looked like hell but it cleaned up nice. Even have his barber hone box and all. Got photos of them somewhere.

I am so envious of you. I had to buy all my razors and not one of them a family heirloom. I do however plan to acquire enough razors to give at least one to each of my nephews and grandson.

It is here and my expectations are wildly exceeded. Please please please if anyone can tell me anything about these and the relative quality of them and possibly the age I would be very thankful. It is priceless to me so the only sense of value I am asking is, basically would you buy this as a user if you saw it for sale? No numbers please!

The shape of the blade is much to my liking and the sculpted tang feels exceptional in hand, the spike appears to not be muted at all and the edge looks like it needs a full honing.

Jimping on top but not on bottom of tang.

Tang reads: ELECTRIC
Etch reads: Electric
Obverse tang: ELECTRIC CUTLERY CO
NEW YORK
With arrows pointing in opposite directions between lines.

The slab is one piece faux bamboo, and the single pin has no washers but action is nice and firm. Blade is centered!

Patina with one rust spot on front face (probably will rub off with oily rag!!)

On with the photos!!!http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/uhesy7ud.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/ju3a9y7a.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/za6adugy.jpg

More photos:http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/egehuvez.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/y9u2esas.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/e2ejeqev.jpg

Just rubbed with metal polish on felt. Looking much better already:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/ty3ede3a.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/u3ajygy3.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/ygerybeb.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/y2eqava9.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/e2ysahe9.jpg

Nice razor. I have several and they are good shavers. Here's two of them:

Beautiful rattler. I would be extra proud to have an heirloom like that.:)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Theseus

Beautiful rattler. I would be extra proud to have an heirloom like that.:)

---

Pardon my ignorance, rattler is a term I'm not familiar with. Would you care to elaborate?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by unit

Pardon my ignorance, rattler is a term I'm not familiar with. Would you care to elaborate?

---

Rattler is the type of grind that razor is. Stiff spine with an extra hollow blade, often mistakenly called a faux frameback.:)

Thank you sir

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Theseus

Rattler is the type of grind that razor is. Stiff spine with an extra hollow blade, often mistakenly called a faux frameback.:)

---

Hmmmm Yes and no, they are still called Faux-Framebacks, and some are also stamped "Rattler" they are sometimes referred to as a Flat grind also, I think there is an even more technical term for the type of grind it is too, but the name escapes me ATM...

Ready for a test shave. Hoping it goes well...

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/10/ynu7ymeq.jpg

Edit to add....the shave went very well. It shaves better than I do;)

I cannot imagine ever having a razor acquisition topping this one...