Brought A Rolls Razor Home.

I have seen these Rolls razors many times in the antique stores, but left them alone. I decided to add one to my razor collection. This one appeared in good shape and cost under $25.00. I had to clean her up a bit. The stains on the hone pad are from my fingers; I made the mistake of picking it up when I still had lubricant on my hands.
I need to get the little extra blade case to make it complete, I think.

Thanks for looking.

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Congrats, that's a nice find. Did you give it a try yet?

That's a beauty! I've thought of getting one of those myself-great catch.

Thats nice! I love shaving with my rolls. Some leather conditioner will help the strop from time to time. Good to see you have the instructions. They are spot-on, IMO.

Thanks guys, I have thought about giving her a try, but will have to get the courage up first. I will put a little conditioner on the strop today.

Try it out, you going to love it, I've use them a number of times with great results, it's one invention that does what it claims.
Great find, congrat's!

tinkersd

Hmm. I think I need to get one of mine back in the rotation again. They are a lot of fun to shave with. Good find by the way!

Interesting to see such positive comments on the Rolls here. I was tempted by one in an antique store here in Ottawa a couple of months ago, but passed on it. Maybe I should see if it's still there...

They are pretty cheap over all, so grab a nice one if you can. They appear to be a great piece of shaving history.

Great score! If you like Sheffield steel, you'll like shaving with the Rolls. I honed mine on my Kings and finished up on a translucent Arkie. Gives a fantastic shave.

That is a great looking set! It's in great condition. I thought I'd chime in because I shaved with my Rolls Razor just this morning for the first time and I was surprised at how well it shaved. It had been sitting in my drawer for a year and I never got around to trying it out. But after this morning's shave, I have to agree with the guys above--it's alot of fun and it works great. I just tried to keep the angle of the blade the same as what I would do for my straight razor and it shaved like a champ.

I have two rolls razors, here in the UK they are easy to find at carboot sales and people often then not give them away, I have found when using them to give a close shave and seem to have an elegance about them that is unique to the Rolls Razor, if I ever found myself in a situation where the collapse of society was imminant Id pack my SR and stop and my Rolls Razor.

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Originally Posted by Sherborne

...if I ever found myself in a situation where the collapse of society was imminant Id pack my SR and stop and my Rolls Razor.

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Where else online will you find folks whose first thought at the impending collapse of society is of shaving gear? ;)

Thanks for posting this and the other comments. I picked on up (not near as nice looking as this one) but have not cleaned it up. Mine did not come with the instructions - anyone have a link?
Thanks

Here you go http://www.shaveworld.org/home/images/RollsInstr.PDF .

Bob

A very fine looking specimen you've found there. I really enjoy mine. Use it in good health :)

Thank you BobH, I have that saved in a safe place....

Nice score! I am sure you will like it when its honed up, they can give fantastic shaves :)

It looks cool, but I'm a noob. What is that thing and how do you use it????

I'm a noob too , with this shaver. I know almost nothing about it. I have yet to use it. I will follow the directions, and probably only test the sides of my face for now.

If the blade is really dull, you can gently pry the guard off the sides and hone it like you would any other razor - except that you'll need to push the blade instead of controlling it from the tang.

I have sharpened several rolls blades that way, and when they are properly sharpened they give a fantastic shave.

A big thanks to"RobH." for the instruction manual download! I didn't get one with mine! Does anyone wet the hone before using it? I was thinking of Smith's honing Solution. Mine just has a cardboard box, not a fancy one like Hirlau. ;-(

Slawman, no Mayo in my slaw!

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Here you go http://www.shaveworld.org/home/images/RollsInstr.PDF .

Bob

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As a buddy of mine said who was in the Princess Pats and also volunteered as a Canadian and served in Vietnam, the Rolls Razor was standard issue kits for him, he knew all about them....

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As a buddy of mine said who was in the Princess Pats and also volunteered as a Canadian and served in Vietnam, the Rolls Razor was standard issue kits for him, he knew all about them....

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I should have joined the Pats, they issued us none.

Bob

Wow John, you got a good ideal on that one. Great score! It looks good too. I have a couple & they are pretty cool.