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Post by rocketman on Jan 10, 2010 14:58:57 GMT -5
Sarge, The crack(pot) research staff at TOS has consulted the Wait's Razor Compendium and has determined that: 1. The 1912 EverReady with the back hinged top was made from 1912-1914 when the ER New Razor was introduced with the cap hinged at the guard rather than the top. After that date is seems that the New Razor was the one produced in various incarnations until about 1931. . That sounds like the 1924 patent - hinged at the guard??? The ER that was introduced in 1914 is the 1914 patent little lather cather - and it hinges from the back very much as does the 1912. Is there another razor that Waits is referring to?? Or, am I just confuseddeded again? |
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Post by Possum on Jan 10, 2010 18:49:57 GMT -5
The CRT of TOS has researched your question!  Good one. Seems that the 1912 has what is called a "small lather basket". That makes a little bit of sense when you look at the thing. Same is true for the 1912 GEM as far as looks go. The hinge was at the top of the razor. In 1915 and to 1924 the head had the hinge at the comb end of the razor. Still had the "small later basket" look to some extent. Waits shows after 1919 the same razor we call a 1924. It had the flat bottom w/o the "small lather basket". Still ER produced some of the older style right through 1925. The flatter bottom enabled ER to use smaller, thinner cases. I have both razors and really did not notice the difference in the underside of the two razors until now! Halfheimers again! |
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Post by sarge on Jan 12, 2010 11:36:14 GMT -5
When I got my 1912 Ever Ready (brass, hex handle, "chain link" design) recently, it really didn't need much cleaning but it had a little discoloration on the outside top, to go along with a more orangeish hue from years of tarnishing. Since I figured (hoped) it was solid brass, and since I've always loved brass in it's purest, shiniest state, I decided to polish it with Brasso. I used a small toothbrush in the hard-to-get-to areas and then buffed it with a soft cotton rag. Well I really wasn't prepared for how beautifully it cleaned up, back to a lustrous, yellow-gold, and what good condition it was in showing hardly a scratch. What a work of art these razors are. It's still a little hard for me to believe how little these things go for now, relatively speaking, and how good a shape many of them are in, as if they were used a few times, then retired, or at least taken very good care of. It's also cool to discover how far back one can go to find products that work every bit as well, if not better, than the products made after them. Of course I'm preaching to the choir. |
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Post by wchnu on Jan 12, 2010 12:42:39 GMT -5
When I got my 1912 Ever Ready (brass, hex handle, "chain link" design) recently, it really didn't need much cleaning but it had a little discoloration on the outside top, to go along with a more orangeish hue from years of tarnishing. Since I figured (hoped) it was solid brass, and since I've always loved brass in it's purest, shiniest state, I decided to polish it with Brasso. I used a small toothbrush in the hard-to-get-to areas and then buffed it with a soft cotton rag. Well I really wasn't prepared for how beautifully it cleaned up, back to a lustrous, yellow-gold, and what good condition it was in showing hardly a scratch. What a work of art these razors are. It's still a little hard for me to believe how little these things go for now, relatively speaking, and how good a shape many of them are in, as if they were used a few times, then retired, or at least taken very good care of. It's also cool to discover how far back one can go to find products that work every bit as well, if not better, than the products made after them. Of course I'm preaching to the choir. We all preach to the choir around here, but we like to hear it. I do not think that they were retired quick. I think they were well made really well and were taken care of better then most people do these days. Any way it goes it is good for the folks that love them. Fuzzy |
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Good one. Seems that the 1912 has what is called a "small lather basket". That makes a little bit of sense when you look at the thing. Same is true for the 1912 GEM as far as looks go. The hinge was at the top of the razor.
