Thread: My Great-Great-Great-Grandfather's razor

During the process of moving my grandparents to a knew house my mother came across some apparently very old razors. One in particular was said to be my grandmothers great grandfathers. I looks very old and after a bit of cleaning I found it stamped McGreaves and Sons. It has a yellow or yellowed translucent handle with visible fibers, i was thinking baleen, bone or turtle shell? The blade looks like its in good condition with only one bad spot of pitting. It came in a box marked Winchester, should I assume this isn't the original box? A second is visibly newer with a clear blue handle. The blade isn't stamped but was etched, or something, and is very hard to read. I can make out Dixie Blue Steel on one side and *something* CO. Union city GA on the other, i think. The third my dad took for himself since it was in the best condition....and promptly lost it so more to come on that one.

Can anyone please give me any more information on either razor? Im interested in the McGreaves and Sons razor in particular. I would also like to restore both to usable condition and use them. Any tips on cleaning and restoration would be much appreciated.(I have seen those sections on this website just haven't had time to read them yet)

Here are some pictures of both

These mean a lot to me and my grandmother so any information you can give me on either would be much appreciated.

Thanks