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Discussion in 'Show and tell' started by Darkbulb, Feb 17, 2014.

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  1. brit

    brit in a box

    took a gamble,shulton canada,no french or metric..glass 1956?,red traveller plastic 1960s? 1024077151_tp.jpg 1024077156_tp.jpg 1956.jpg
     
    brit, Apr 24, 2020
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  2. cliffb599

    cliffb599 Well-Known Member

    Thanks. Can hardly wait to get it in HAND.


    Sent from my iPhoneXR using Tapatalk
     
    cliffb599, Apr 24, 2020
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  3. myles wilson

    myles wilson Moth Ball Mouth

    myles wilson, Apr 24, 2020
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  4. brit

    brit in a box

    thank you Myles..
     
    brit, Apr 24, 2020
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  5. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    Sometimes you see something so messed up you say "That might be interesting" .........

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    An unknown plastic or bakelite razor in a Valet case.

    Peaked my interest.

    :eatdrink013:
     
    Enrico, Apr 25, 2020
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  6. brit

    brit in a box

    very cool ..
     
    brit, Apr 25, 2020
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  7. myles wilson

    myles wilson Moth Ball Mouth

    That looks like straight solid steel or iron, that looks like that might be a heavy heavy razor. nice find!
     
    myles wilson, Apr 25, 2020
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  8. Macbeth

    Macbeth Active Member

    My CAPTAIN'S CHOICE Heavy copper shave bowl! Just in time to use my new brush!
    You guys said so many great things about it that I HAD to have one.

    ( I can hear a voice in the next room....."Not another SHAVING BOWL!"
     
    Macbeth, Apr 25, 2020
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  9. brit

    brit in a box

    cool score,love mine..
     
    brit, Apr 25, 2020
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  10. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    An unused Simplex razor..............

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    jimjo1031, Apr 25, 2020
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  11. brit

    brit in a box

    brit, Apr 25, 2020
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  12. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Thanks Gary.
     
    jimjo1031, Apr 25, 2020
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  13. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    It's nice being the only bidder. A cased Russian copy of the Gillette Super Adjustable 109............

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    jimjo1031, Apr 25, 2020
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  14. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    A Valencia Slant.
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    It's been 8 long years since I've allowed a slant to enter my Den. Hopefully this one doesn't exit as fast as my Hoffritz did.
     
    PLANofMAN, Apr 26, 2020
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  15. brit

    brit in a box

    very cool Ryan.a bent single ring ..just kidding..;)..nice score sir..:)
     
    brit, Apr 26, 2020
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  16. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

    Moderator Article Team
    We'll see. I didn't get on well with my last slant. This one is supposed to be mild...for a slant.
     
    PLANofMAN, Apr 26, 2020
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  17. brit

    brit in a box

    new sc ,tallow and steel boreal forest set,41 regent tech,omega brush,77 new rfb set,7 oclock blue tuck blades, brit new rfb milady set.razor emporium replica old type handle.too much..:)..
     
    brit, Apr 26, 2020
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  18. brit

    brit in a box

    definitely looks cool..i hope it treats you well..:)..quite rare?
     
    brit, Apr 26, 2020
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  19. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Wasn't priced "rare." Was priced in the "uncommon" range. It does have bent teeth, so I don't know what an undamaged cased model would sell for, and I don't know what the demand for them is. Slants really are outside my wheelhouse of expertise.

    I didn't know they existed 10 minutes before I bought it. Did a Google search to see if any others were for sale. There wasn't any. I bought it. I've been looking for an A&F slant for about 12 years, and this was 'close enough,' since it was brass, open comb, and a slant. @efsk has a bunch, so either they aren't that rare, he's been collecting them for a while, or he's French.

    I think he's been collecting them for a while.

    There's four (English language) threads specifically about Valencia razors, from four different shaving forums, and a total of two Worthpoint listings. According to efsk, they were either a subsidiary of Leresche, or Leresche made them for Valencia. The only DE razors Valencia produced were slants.

    The following is pure speculation on my part:
    The style of manufacture indicates a production start date in the late 1920's or 1930's. I did see at least one 3 piece design, which means they probably continued manufacturing razors into at least the late 30's or early 40's.

    (Edit: Unfortunately, my American views on razors biased my logic. American razors ditched the combined baseplate/handle design by the early 1930's. The French (Leresche) continued to produce that design until at least 1951, based on a 1951 Leresche price sheet. Based on that, Valencia razors could have been made any time between 1920 and 1960.)

    They manufactured a variety of models, a la Gillette, with the same or similar razors in different packaging ranging from a "popular" model in a cardboard box, all the way up through a "de luxe" model, which came with metal blade, shave stick, and shave brush holders.

    The handles are also (like many early Gillette razors) prone to cracking, and as all the razors are open comb, prone to tooth damage. That will have an effect on the amount that survived to present day.

    I'd say, and again, this is pure speculation, that they are probably uncommon in France, and very rare outside of France.
     
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    PLANofMAN, Apr 26, 2020
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  20. brit

    brit in a box

    very cool Ryan. i can believe the french rarity part .i just received 2 french tech sets from the early 50's one solid thin handle post war type with a chrome tech case.Mr.razor said he had no info one it.the other is and aluminum set in a pressed board /wood type case.both have made in england on the base plate.the amount of them around seems to be very little ,especially for such common gillette types.not like they are toggles..the french tech handle is the thin type seen on old brit types but solid and heavy.i use it on my flat bottoms now..sure they would have been a hit
    il_794xN.2211382564_9zwe.jpg 20200418_101706_edited.jpg over.here.i haven't ever tried a slant razor,but i am understanding the benefits of their cutting type,slice vs chop..sorry to ramble..i hope it works out well for you,cool score..seems there is a lot of razors lost to the winds..:eatdrink047:
     
    brit, Apr 26, 2020
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