Gifts from a client

[Jeltz]

A family I had been doing some work for had some came across some razors while they were clearing their father's house when he had to go into dementia care.

I suggested they put them on ebay but instead they gave them to me as a thank you as they were happy with my work.

There are a couple of straights, but only one worth restoring and I'll get onto that shortly but there are a few DEs and a SE. All the DEs are British made Gillettes

Could you guys confirm my identifications please

1) Tech?

2) Old Type?

3) Aristocrat Jnr?

4) Ever ready streamline?

So do I have the correct or am I way off?

 

[SeanC]

Nice gesture from them

#2 Rocket #51 - Probably - The weight is needed to confirm - http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/One-Piece solid guard bar/1950 (V4) Rocket Set No51 England.JPG
#3 Aristrocrat #66 - Rhodium plated, barberpole knurling with the later non-solid baseplate - http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/One-Piece solid guard bar/1953 Coronation No66.JPG

 

[Jeltz]

Thanks for the reply, the weight of no.1 is 33.8g, and having looked at that site I suspect that it is the Aristocrat Jnr which goes with this box however the Aristocrat #66 was in it when I got them - Hence my assumption.

 

[SeanC]

Yes, with the weight and box now matched it's an aluminium Aristocrat Junior

 

[Electrif]

I'm not seeing the pics in the OP.

 

[Jeltz]

I'm not seeing the pics in the OP.

they are from my google pictures, anyone else having troubles seeing them?

 

[Electrif]

I'm seeing the pic in post #3

 

[Jeltz]

OK I've put them on Tinypic so hopefully that will help
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[Electrif]

I'll leave the DE's to the experts.
The SE looks like a 1912, not a Streamline.

 

[tomj777]

That was a very kind thing they did, @Jeltz and you did the honourable thing by suggest eBay would be appropriate.
Some nice razors there (thanks for reposting pics). I'm most certainly not qualified to identify but I reckon #1 will be a rewarding clean-up.

 

[Jeltz]

Yes it was a very pleasant gesture, I did work hard for them but hadn't expected anything but what we had agreed. Anyway there were 3 straights, one was used as a putty knife but the scales may be salvageable one is almost worn away but was clearly a favourite, I might just clean it and hone it but there isn't much left and there is a Wostenholm which just needs a light sand, polish and hone and looks barely used. In addition to those and the above there is a Valet Autostrop, a lillicrap hone, a boudoir razor and a couple of plastic handle DE's with no maker, a couple of worn out boar shaving brushes and some hair clippers. They simply said keep, sell or bin as appropriate!

I've just used the Aristocrat and it was lovely, a touch more aggressive than I was anticipating but not in a bad way, I think I'll swap the blade to the old type next. The mechanism of the Aristocrat Jnr is a bit stiff so I want to sort that before using.

 

[Useless shaver]

A really nice gesture. Congrats and enjoy. I guess they will clean well.

I'll try an ID.

1.- Seems a Parat? If its knob is same diameter as the handle, it is a Parat. If not, Aristocrat Jr.
2.- Old Type. But it's got 13 teeth. Clone?
3.- English 4th gen Aristocrat (provided it has a diamond on the baseplate) as in #22 or #66 sets.