It pays to tell people about your hobbies, sometimes they bring you gifts!

Blazed Monkey · 08-03-2008, 06:46 AM

So I work at Home Depot, and I was talking with one of the girls in the paint department about sandpaper. She asked what I needed it for, and I told her that I was using it to restore some old straight razors I bought. She kinda looked at me sideways, and I told her that I shave my face with a straight razor, and my head with a DE safety razor.

Apparently, she is renovating her great-uncles house (he passed away), and she had found a bunch of old shaving stuff that she was just going to throw in the trash. I about had a heart attack when she told me this. I asked her, if she wasn't going to keep it, if she wouldn't mind bringing it all to me, anything she could find: razors (both DE's and straights), strops, hones, brushes, etc.

So this week, I got some presents:

All my swag, laid out all pretty:

Some old schick blades, unopened:

A pack of Gilette Blue Blades, still some left, and some empty razor packs:

Now, for the good stuff. 4, count 'em, 4 Gilette Adjustables (I think the one on the far right is a fat boy, but I'm not for certain). They are all in great shape, the action on them is all very smooth and tight:

2 more Gilette TTO's, and an injector blade pack:

2 Razors I have yet to identify, and a Gem Micromatic:

A Schick Injector Adjustable, a razor I haven't identified, and a crappy brush that has already gone in the trash:

They are all going to take a bath overnight in some Simple Green, and I'll start cleaning them shortly. She also said she found something else, that I identified by her description as a dual-hanging strop, which she is going to bring me. She said there might be another box of razors as well, but she wasn't able to find it. She thinks she might have already thrown them out, but she is going to keep looking.

holli4pirating · 08-03-2008, 10:04 AM

A nice haul indeed.

I'm pretty sure the middle one in the second to last pic is a Tech "ball," but I could be wrong. If you like, I'd be glad to take one of those adjustables off your hands. I've wanted to try one, but I shave almost exclusively with straights so I could never justify spending much on one.

jnich67 · 08-03-2008, 03:34 PM

Very nice pickup! I think the razor in the middle of the last photo - with the bakelite (or whatever) handle- is another injector. I have one just like it.

Jordan

Smurf87 · 08-03-2008, 04:30 PM

Congratulations on your new gifts!

bbqncigars · 08-03-2008, 05:51 PM

Excellent score! The rightmost adjustable is a Fatboy. I would definitely try that one and at least one of the other adjustables. A Fatboy is in my travel kit for those times a very fast shave is called for. The brass one is an old injector that may give a good shave if the blade geometry is good. I've got two, only one of which gives a decent shave. Good luck and good shaves. Keep us posted on additional booty.

Wayne

Blazed Monkey · 08-05-2008, 06:53 AM

Just got done cleaning - 48 hours in the Simple Green bath, then I spent some time with the scrubbing bubbles, toothbrush, paper towels, and wood picks:

I am keeping one of the slim adjustables, then my sister, brother-in-law, and dad get their choice of 1 razor each. After that, the rest will be up for sale.