Thread: Morley & Sons/ J.R Torrey acquisition and question

I got these two straights at an antique shop some time ago and I was curious what the best course of action may be. I just did a course of Mothers on the Morley and figured I would hit the Torrey tomorrow. They both need to be honed and the Torrey needs some Mothers, but other than that I can't think of anything to improve upon them that is cost effective. I'm still trying to gauge the grinds of blades, but the Torrey looks like a wedge and the blade is between 4/8-5/8.

The Morley is in pretty good shape and I can't think of a reason to not get it honed. Does anyone have any shaving experience with Morleys?

In regards to the Torrey, I have heard quite the report of them being great shavers. Due to the size of the blade, I'm not sure if it is wise to hone it. I don't have a problem with small blades, but I don' want to have even more of the blade taken off from honing. Would this be worth honing?

On a final note, is anyone able to give me a ballpark range in terms of what these might be worth? I paid $20 for each of them, so I'm not heavily invested if that's all they are worth.

Thanks a bunch.

Morleys and Torreys are both great shavers, as far as evaluation we dont do that on SRP, but i can tell you you got a good deal. Looks to me that both razors are in decent condition and definately worth honing.

Great, thank you for the reply. I'll also make sure I'm not fishing for appraisals in the future.

You can also gently buff those scales with mothers.

You are not going to loose much in the honing of any of the razors. Have them honed, or do it yourself and enjoy.