Thread: Vintage take down travel DE

Found this old relic today and it was interesting with the take down feature for travel. I believe the head is aluminum and the handle brass with what little plating is left. Always like an OC head too. Cleaned her up, stuck in a feather blade and took her for a quick spin. Seems to be a mild shaver on first impression.

The handle itself unscrews into 2 parts. The top part is reversed and then threaded into the bottom part. Pretty compact set up. Not too shabby for an old beater. Poor quality pics, not as steady as I used to be but you will get the idea.

Bob

[QUOTE=BobH;1420351]Found this old relic today and it was interesting with the take down feature for travel. I believe the head is aluminum and the handle brass with what little plating is left. Always like an OC head too. Cleaned her up, stuck in a feather blade and took her for a quick spin. Seems to be a mild shaver on first impression.

The handle itself unscrews into 2 parts. The top part is reversed and then threaded into the bottom part. Pretty compact set up. Not too shabby for an old beater. Poor quality pics, not as steady as I used to be but you will get the idea.

Bob

Nice old razor Bob!

Thank you, at least when traveling nobody is likely to steal the old beater.

Bob

I would bet this was not a cheap razor. The tooling had to add to the manufacturing costs.

Originally Posted by rolodave

I would be this was not a cheap razor. The tooling had to add to the manufacturing costs.

Yes, probably true but it was cheap enough now to pick up for Ss&Gs. For all that work they went to I can't find a makers mark anywhere on it. Weird, eh.

Bob

Put a fresh feather blade in this thing this morning and did my normal 4 pass shave. All I can say is that whomever designed the head on this razor must have had feather blades in mind. Just a smooth carefree shave with none of the harshness often associated with feather blades. None of my other DEs are this easy going with feather blades. Nice surprise anyway.

Bob

Congrats, Bob!

Every now and then you win.

Nice Bob. I wouldn't mind having something along those lines.

They often show up for peanuts on the 'Bay.

Looks and feels like that by taming the feather blade they have also shortened how long the shave lasts. It is the old saying "there is no free lunch" all over again. You have to pay for a mild mannered head on a DE. You want long lasting shaves you need an aggressive head design. You can't have both it seems.

Bob