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Hi,I was looking for instructions for the rolls razor I've just bought from Ebay and came across this site with acrobat download files for instructions for the razors and down at the bottom of the page it says you can still buy new Rolls Razors.Brilliant!:y
Rolls Safety Razor Page
Sorry to burst your bubble but the guy that supposedly bought the company and now lives in Arizona or some such place. He has no email and no company information. I do not think the site has been updated in some time and my emails to site owner have gone unanswered.
Rolls Razors are no longer made and parts are hard to come by.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the Donofrio/Casswell Massey/Rolls Razor conection has been defunct for about eight years now.:shrug:
The only way to get a Rolls is through antique stores, ebay and the like.
if anyboy else knows any different (such as just purchased a brand new Rolls Razor) please let me know. I would be interested.
Page seems to be down.:( I love my Rolls, and would love a new one.Quote:
Originally Posted by charlie762
You'll notice that the copywright noted at the bottom is "1999-2001"
I attempted to contact Mr. Donofrio a few years back and all attempts at communication failed. If I remember correctly (and anyone correct me if I'm wrong), Mr. Donofrio no longer offers these services. Unfortunately, I believe he has died, though I can't find any of the threads now to support that scrap of memory.
You may want to search the forums at B&B for more info. There's several guys over there that still use a Rolls and swear that they give a superlative shave.
- Mark (S-4-C)
Yeah, I think I'd qualify as one of those to whom you're referring.:tuQuote:
Originally Posted by Strapped-4-Cache
I use a Rolls and I love it.
I remember reading something the guy died as well and all his stuff went to ebay for his estate sale. That was some years ago.
Rolls razors haven't been made for a long time. Even when Caswell Masey had the company all they did was replacement parts. At least that is my belief.
I have 4 sets. 2 are in excellent shape and the other two are for spare parts. You can pick them up pretty easily (and relatively cheap) at antique stores or the 'bay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Strapped-4-Cache
I love using mine, as other folks on SRP and B&B will tell you, this is the closest shave you could get to a str8 without using a str8.
Sorry folks,what a maroon!:o I should have known it was too good to be true.:gth
Don't worry, there are thousands of them around. The company did some really big marketing at Christmas time up till the 1960's.
I think just about every Dad got one at some time.
I've got two, they work really well.
I think with all this talk of ending the throw away society, they will re-appear.
You heard it here first:D
I have a question for you guys who swear by the Rolls. I have a couple in very good shape, and I recently acquired two NOS blades as well. Even after honing and stropping both of them, neither is really sharp enough to give me a decent shave. How do you get them sharp enough? I really want to use these things!!
I have found the edge feels less fine than a straight, but gives quite a good shave.
I honed my blades on my Norton 4k/8k. It was actually pretty easy to do. That really cleaned up the edge so that I could use the original equipment stop/hone installed in the case from then on.
I just picked up a few over the years and picked out what was best to make a complete "new" set. Bought one with a broken hone, another with a ruined strop, but together they turn out well. I like them, but they're not the same as my TI.
I just purchased a Rolls.
When I first got it, I honed the blade on a 4/8 K and then on a very fine barber hone, before stropping it. It shaves perfectly. As smooth as any razor I have.
I treated the NOS strop with Rolls Dressing. (It's said to contain a small amount of iron oxide.)
I just wanted to tell you fellows that when sharp and stropped up, they work well.
Cosby.
Wow, I forgot about this thread. I have 13 Rolls razors now. 8 Imperials and 5 Viscounts. I have 6 shave ready at the moment. I've sharpened mine both ways, in and out of the cases. Just to prove a point, I took a 1mm deep chip out of one with the included hone. Took 2 hours, but it worked. They are great shavers, and I use them regularly.
This is wonderful, now I have all the information necessary to start shaving with my new Rolls. Thank you gentlemen.:)
I was just on a trip to Vermont and my wife and I stop every chance possible to browse antique stores. On this particular trip in upper New York State we saw many Rolls for quite reasonable price. I was not in the market, but believe that if you are interested antique stores may be a good source and an exciting venture.
Lewis
Although I started this thread,(and it may seem as if I'm getting great shaves )I must agree,StraightNoChaser.I can't seem to get mine sharp enough for a good shave either and am a bit disappointed because I got a neat little leather case with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by StraightNoChaser