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(07-03-2016, 04:00 PM)Uzi Wrote: The guy in the video is obviously a collector and I think, from a historical perspective, that he has a great collection. They have little to no practical value with regard to modern blades, but I doubt he ever thought that they did. I'm very glad he has chosen to preserve this piece of shaving history.
I agree Uzi. I am glad somebody went out of their way to collect all of those gadgets and show their function in one video. Guys like me collect vintage razors and stay with that. He went one step further.
So I wanted to take this discussion one step further. I want to be careful on spouting from memory and declaring it as fact.
I have passed on many of these in my travels mostly for all of the reasons stated above. Having what looks like an old fishing reel on my display shelf that has no practical purpose in my shave routine seems like an unnecessary purchase. But we have to remember the time and date these contraptions were made and the purpose they served when used. According to what I have read, and researched, and seen, based on sales ads from the 1930s-1950s, and considering income levels of the class of people that were shaving---blades were just as expensive for them then, as cartridges are for us now. So these little widgets actually served a purpose to extend the life of those high dollar, high carbon steel blades. Much like those widgets that claim they will sharpen or extend the life of cartridges nowdays.
I dont mean to throw this out as fact and challenge folks to disprove my theory, but only my thoughts on these nifty gadgets that probly saved many men lots of money, at a time when it was scarce.
