Housekeeper’s banished me from my office until it’s clean. Something about half the coffee cups we own being in there. So banished to the den, I’m curious about the Rolls out there. So this thread is for posting your Rolls pictures. It’s also a place where the curious can see what a Rolls looks like in service. All of these came from Ebay. All were pretty grubby or worse. The most I payed was, I think, about $25 (+Shipping) I’ll start
Great thread, Greg! You've got a real stash of those! Here's my one and only set: Rolls De Luxe Travel set
That thing cost (in today's US dollars) about $500. Just the thing for a budding “Lawrence of Arabia" on a foreign office posting to far East….. Except Larry was a total “freak” and used a straight. The straight had nothing to do with the “freak” part…..Maybe.
It is a razor, and it works just great! Still need more info? Read Greg's excellent post on the Rolls Razor! But be careful: you might get hooked!
It is a self-sharpening, self-honing razor. Literally a lifetime of straight-quality shaves in a small metal box.
http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/the-what-is-and-how-to-thread-for-the-rolls-razor.22371/ will answer all your questions.
The business end of the Rolls system. I've been using one for the last few months, mostly for third pass or neck touch up after the straight. I read a lot about Rolls Razors here at TSD which helped me improve my sharpening technique. With some sorry, forgotten mug soap and a few drops of glycerine I had as good a three-pass shave with my Rolls this morning as ever with any straight. Love the Rolls.
My 1st Rolls is this Viscount. I found it at an estate sale. Before this I never heard of it, but I was intrigued (engineering background). I bought this one (1949 Imperial very close to mint) off eBay for $15 +shipping (gave this to my son)
I actually I got lucky... it was a late night bid. They are going for about $20-$30 USD.. some actually try to sell them for $60USD but I haven't seen them sell for it unless it's in perfect condition.