Thread: a couple antique store buys today

well i had to meet a guy today south of me to sell a few things so i decided id make a day of it hitting antique stores ... of course being winter and a Monday only 2 were open but i did find a few antique malls that i will be sure to hit up this spring ...
so i picked up
(what looks to be a ) Gillette super speed TTO black tip DE
and a straight just marked "Extra Hollow Ground "
"Sheffield"

The straight looks never used , but not taken care of and with some rust along the edge and a few other spots i hope to be able to save it ..
all in all i dropped $11 for both of them and the Gillette is flawless as far as operation goes so im happy

srry bout crappy pics ... (cell phone)

I like the Gillette, just clean her up & she's ready to go.
I went yard sale'ing this weekend, didn't find anything.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I like the Gillette, just clean her up & she's ready to go.
I went yard sale'ing this weekend, didn't find anything.

i found a bunch of razors but all of them were so badly worn , frowning , rusted , and trashed scales that i couldnt even pick up some razors to part out for scales ... im pumped about a few that were closed because they at least looked like they will be good ...lol.. either way im like an old lady in those places , i think i look at everything ...lol

They look great,Yard sales also Hirlau,picked up this Huge 150 lb anvil,80 bux,got it on the truck and went looking at some other stuff at the same yard sale.
get ready to leave and two guys are all over the anvil,sold it,have no use for it.

those will clean up very well, for the DE. a little vineger and water boil will get rid of any gunk build up. chrome polish would have it almost new looking. if youd like it. just a thought. great finds

Originally Posted by sleekandsmooth

those will clean up very well, for the DE. a little vineger and water boil will get rid of any gunk build up. chrome polish would have it almost new looking. if youd like it. just a thought. great finds

i was just getting ready to put " cleaning of a DE" in the search engine ...lol... i soaked it in mr.bubbles ( or something like that , gonna hit it again and use a tooth brush then go to the mothers ...
thanks !!

You would be surprised how a little Colgate toothpaste & brush will shine her up. Easier than the mothers.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

You would be surprised how a little Colgate toothpaste & brush will shine her up. Easier than the mothers.

ill try that also , all the DE's ive bought are in excellent shape so ive never messed with them other then a clean after use ... this will be my first DE project ...