Cleaning safety razor with Scrubbing Bubbles question

I bought a Goodwill recently that still had a blade in it. You could see the edges and tabs, but when I unscrewed the handle I had to pry the cap off of the base plate. The blade was stuck to the plate and old dried soap scum was completely covering it. Once clean, I found that the blade was made in 1951.

 

Hey, I paid just over $11 for them, and they're for entertainment. I believe the center one is a Red Tip, so if that cleans up well, I can sell it for what I paid for the lot, and still have had the fun

 

Yeah, I don't know why sellers seem to think that leaving a rusted blade in the razor increases the value.

Once I've sold off the bulk of my "collection", I may go hunting a GoodWill to see how it shaves.

 

I've never used my Goodwill. It definitely shows the years. It is interesting how the cap and plate are loose when there isn't a blade installed, even if the handle is screwed on tight. When you have a blade in everything is tight. Photos of mine were posted on TSD's The Haul thread for June. http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/the-haul-june-2017.56132/page-19#post-1269558

 

Wrong. Stropping and honing apply force to the edge in different and opposite directions. Applying force against the bevel with skin to straighten the edge is total nonsense. And... No, we aren't arguing over this. It's just incorrect.

 

(it doesn't work, but I know you don't care.)

 

Factory alignment marks for grinding.

 

For certain razors, Schick injectors, this is an advantage. Even money that a bladeless Schick will have a damaged head from someone using a plyers to remove a blade.

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I got one in a lot that looked like they used a flad head screwdriver to pry the head open. Straight to the garbage it went.

 

Yep, I've had three thus ruined, A, F, and G

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Interesting. I think that all of my Schicks are bladeless, but they don't show any damage that _I_ can tell. Since I don't shave with them, take that as you will. When I lay them back out in a day or so, I'll get close ups so people here can tell me if I shouldn't bother hanging on to them.

 

So, you'll be...Goodwill Hunting, so to speak.

 

*GibbsSlap*

 

You often can't tell until you insert a blade and it won't load or stay secured properly. A Schick should always have a blade or blank in it, some E2 models with the opening spring the sole exception, the only proper way to remove a blade is insert a replacement.

On the other hsnd, if you don't shave with them (huh?) I guess it really doesn't make much difference.

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They came with lots. I have no vested interest in them.

 

There should be laws you know.