Would you keep your dad's razor? -Help identify this Razor

Hi all,
I found my dad's razor (he passed away 10 years ago). I think it's a basic razor as he wasn't into fancy things. I was thinking of keeping it and engraving his initials and the year the razor might have been made into the head of the razor. (I have my own fancy Edwin Jagger DE razor I use, but I still want to keep his for some reason). I'm guessing that the razor was made in the 1960s-1990s. I didn't clean up this razor yet, so it may look a bit grimy.

If anyone by chance knows what year this razor may have been made, please let me know.

Also, is it weird to keep your dad's razor (even if it is plain)?

Thanks,
Will

 

It looks just like my feather popular, an inexpensive mild DE razor that holds the blade very precisely and gives a very smooth shave, but has a lot of plastic parts.

 

I'm sorry, I'll have to let others identify your dad's razor, but is it weird? Heck no, I'm about to launch a search through some of my dad's things to try to find his. I would love to find it and have a keepsake, although I'm not sure he even kept his old DE. He switched to electric many years ago, made a switch at one point to using Bic single blade disposals, then it was back to an electric that he used until his death at 92 years old.

 

I'm in the same boat on the identity.. I have no clue.

As to the question of keeping it.. don't just keep it, treasure it. Pass it down at some point. An heirloom doesn't have to be worth a mint to be priceless.

 

It's a BEAUTIFUL thing to have and keep your fathers razor I.M.O. My father has been dead many many years now and I can only wish I had his razor. The razor looks like a Gillette knack to me. Give it a good cleaning(soak in hot water and Dawn detergent, scrub with soft toothbrush,spray with scrubbing bubbles). There should be a letter and a number on the underside of the blade pan. That will be the date code and will tell you the year and quarter of that year that the razor was made. Google "Gillette razor date codes" and you should find the info you need. Congratulations on your find and Good luck............

 

It looks like a Gillette Slim Taper but the twist ring is too small. Maybe someone that copied that model.

I would keep it. Wish I had one of my dads razors.

Scrubbing bubbles and a soft toothbush might clean it up quite a bit.

 

I concur, keep it to remember your dad. I also agree that it could be a Gillette knack. Look on the underside of the head, there should be a letter and a number which would identify the year it came out. My dad has a Gillette Slim, I know for a fact I would keep it and pass it on. But also, the thing about those razors is that they were built to last. That is very rare in today's world where almost everything is disposable. Just my two cents.

 

It looks like a Gillette Slim Twist (aka G2000 in some countries). It was the very first TTO I got from my grandfather years ago and was the only DE he ever used for more than a decade.

Edit - DOH, Jody beat me to it LOL

 

Yup, as Jody says! I have a near mint one. Mild shaver, but very nice. About like a Tech.

Get out the scrubbing bubbles. And absolutely keep this razor! It is a cool link back to your Dad.

 

While I cannot help identifying your razor, I can tell you cleaning up one of my dad's old razors & shaving with it is great experience. While they are not worth a great deal in monetary terms, they're great to use. I'm lucky to still have my dad alive & ring him and let him know how good the old razors are still.

 

+1

 

Yes definitely KEEP IT! I have my dad's and grandfather's old straight edge razors that I want to clean up but just having them is treasure.

 

You're making me feel old here guys!! That would be my son's razor!

 

Well, since others have identified the razor, I'll just echo - KEEP IT!

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^^^^ What he said!

 

KEEP IT! KEEP IT! KEEP IT!

 

Keep it, clean it, use it, enjoy it!

 

Yup. I concur with the above: keep, clean, use, treasure it!

EDIT: oh, and welcome to The Shave Den! Happy shavings!

 

Treasure it