Do you shave with something your father/grandfather owned?

I have my dad's late '30s Fromm SR and his '59 Fatboy along with his brush and mug, I also have my Granddad's Fromm SR but have no idea what has happened to his mug and brush.

 

I can't confirm or deny(which drives me nuts, but what can I do). My dad and both grandfathers are deceased. I don't think my Dad used Clubman, because I was the one who introduced it to HIM. Yes, I was a teen-age Clubber.

 

This mug was made by my grandmother for my grandfather. It held a puck of Williams or Colgate soap ( whichever was cheaper that day ) from about 1960 until his death in 1976. I don't use it for fear of breaking it, but it sits on the shelf where I can look at it and think of him.

 

very nice memory

 

A lot of us would give half of our razors to have something that meaningful.
Very nice.

 

Sadly, no.

 

I have an old spice mug and a peerless nylon bristle brush of my grandfather. My father used cheap bar soap and whatever disposable was cheapest lathered right to his face no brush. He had skin like cast iron.

 

My Grandpa's 1912 is what started me down this rabbit hole. Here it is with two of his straights.

 

Sometimes I use my dad's Trac II razor.

 

I've recently got two of his old razors, which I appreciate more for its quality than coming from my grandfather.
My grandfather and I was not particularly close. Not distant, but not close. I guess being among the youngest of ten grandkids, in addition to living a few hours away by boat was not the best way to form a relationship.
He was a great guy in his own way without a bad word to his name, but we never managed to form a close bond. Or maybe we did and I grew out of it.

No matter the reason, but I have found myself not being too sentimental about the fact that I have two of his old razors.

My father on the other hand is a shaving heathen that only uses electric razors. I wouldn't want that even if he payed me to use one. Come shaveapocalypse, he will not be joining me in Shavehalla and that makes me sad

 

The only shaving item I have is a shave brush from my great-grandfather. Maker's mark worn off. Wish I could ID it! Only word I can make out looks like "Vulcanized"...

HEY BRUSH GURUS!!! Any ideas?

 

More than ten years after his passing, I inherited my father's 1952 Gillette Black Tip Super Speed. It was one he purchased upon his return from the Korean War. My brother discovered it while cleaning out a family getaway in South Dakota, that was to be sold. He gave the razor to me. I proudly use it semi-regularly.

 

I have my Dads' Schick Injector Razor. Don't know which model it is though. It has a navy blue handle and silver head.

 

My Dad keeps telling me he will be giving me his grandfather's straight razor when he finds it. In the mean time, I have given him a 52 Superspeed, and a 7o-something black handled superspeed.

 

I wish I had something my dad or either grandfather used. My dad was my last chance at something and I wanted his Gillette fatboy and Old Spice mug soo bad but when I asked him and my mom a few years ago. They did the worst thing ever. Threw them out. It really bums me out.

 

No.

 

Great Grandfather's Slim Adjustable

 

Nope. All got thrown away like trash. Not by myself of course.

 

I have my great grandfathers Henckels straight razor. I use it for special shaves and when I am feeling nostalgic. It's incredible and survived all my abuse over the years. I did also at one point have his strop and barber hone. They did not survive.