My small safety razor collection

[InThePocket]

I finally unearthed my collection of safety razors while unpacking after our recent move. Figured I would share. Nothing here is particularly rare or "collectible" - I got them to use, mostly in the $10-20 price range - but they're cool little artifacts and it's amazing how well some of them still work. With sharp modern blades, these 50 to 100+ year old razors give the best shave I've ever had.

On the top left is one of my favorites, an Ever-Ready 1914. Below that in the green case is a Gem Micromatic "bullet tip". On top in the middle is the first (and the only double edged) safety razor I bought, a Gillette from the early 70s. Below that are more Micromatics - an open comb, a "Clog-Pruf", and another bullet tip. The two vertical razors on the right are two different models of Valet "Auto-strop".

The Auto-strops look neat although I couldn't get the hang of using them without blood loss:

I like all of the Micromatics, but the Clog-Pruf (the middle one) is my favorite. With the right technique, it's just as close a shaver as the original open comb design, while feeling nearly as comfortable as the much less aggressive bullet-tip. When this collection was misplaced during the move, I ordered another Clog-Pruf which I've been using daily since then.

Couple shots of the Ever-Ready 1914 and the vintage blades it came with, which I'm not planning on trying. This is my second favorite shaver after the Clog-Pruf - great feel and geometry for a very nice shave, but the internal springs it uses for blade retention aren't very reliable and the blade often moves in the middle of things. Maybe I can tinker with it to make it hold better.

 

[Will Power]

Very enviable collection, some intriguing looking ones too. Not easy here in EU to get hold of vintage safety razors really. My daily razors are all contemporary and he Merkur ones are not hat good, plate coming off etc, looking for better types and vintage would be nice.

Thanks, Will

 

[InThePocket]

Very enviable collection, some intriguing looking ones too. Not easy here in EU to get hold of vintage safety razors really. My daily razors are all contemporary and he Merkur ones are not hat good, plate coming off etc, looking for better types and vintage would be nice.

Thanks, Will

Would it be possible for you to order from an American seller? There's a wide variety of affordable vintage razors over here.

 

[TazerFloyd]

I finally unearthed my collection of safety razors while unpacking after our recent move. Figured I would share. Nothing here is particularly rare or "collectible" - I got them to use, mostly in the $10-20 price range - but they're cool little artifacts and it's amazing how well some of them still work. With sharp modern blades, these 50 to 100+ year old razors give the best shave I've ever had.

On the top left is one of my favorites, an Ever-Ready 1914. Below that in the green case is a Gem Micromatic "bullet tip". On top in the middle is the first (and the only double edged) safety razor I bought, a Gillette from the early 70s. Below that are more Micromatics - an open comb, a "Clog-Pruf", and another bullet tip. The two vertical razors on the right are two different models of Valet "Auto-strop".

The Auto-strops look neat although I couldn't get the hang of using them without blood loss:

I like all of the Micromatics, but the Clog-Pruf (the middle one) is my favorite. With the right technique, it's just as close a shaver as the original open comb design, while feeling nearly as comfortable as the much less aggressive bullet-tip. When this collection was misplaced during the move, I ordered another Clog-Pruf which I've been using daily since then.

Couple shots of the Ever-Ready 1914 and the vintage blades it came with, which I'm not planning on trying. This is my second favorite shaver after the Clog-Pruf - great feel and geometry for a very nice shave, but the internal springs it uses for blade retention aren't very reliable and the blade often moves in the middle of things. Maybe I can tinker with it to make it hold better.

Very nice.collection.

 

[gadgetgeek]

Very nice stuff, thanks for sharing. I've not seen many SE collections.

 

[SuburbanBarbarian]

Just acquired a Gem G-bar recently. Discovered how oddly hard it is to find good SE razor blades for shaving.

 

[spict]

I finally unearthed my collection of safety razors while unpacking after our recent move. Figured I would share. Nothing here is particularly rare or "collectible" - I got them to use, mostly in the $10-20 price range - but they're cool little artifacts and it's amazing how well some of them still work. With sharp modern blades, these 50 to 100+ year old razors give the best shave I've ever had.

On the top left is one of my favorites, an Ever-Ready 1914. Below that in the green case is a Gem Micromatic "bullet tip". On top in the middle is the first (and the only double edged) safety razor I bought, a Gillette from the early 70s. Below that are more Micromatics - an open comb, a "Clog-Pruf", and another bullet tip. The two vertical razors on the right are two different models of Valet "Auto-strop".

The Auto-strops look neat although I couldn't get the hang of using them without blood loss:

I like all of the Micromatics, but the Clog-Pruf (the middle one) is my favorite. With the right technique, it's just as close a shaver as the original open comb design, while feeling nearly as comfortable as the much less aggressive bullet-tip. When this collection was misplaced during the move, I ordered another Clog-Pruf which I've been using daily since then.

Couple shots of the Ever-Ready 1914 and the vintage blades it came with, which I'm not planning on trying. This is my second favorite shaver after the Clog-Pruf - great feel and geometry for a very nice shave, but the internal springs it uses for blade retention aren't very reliable and the blade often moves in the middle of things. Maybe I can tinker with it to make it hold better.

I may have seen some like this in the family, but your collections is fine.