Old collection - what to do with it?

[Vyn Venal]

Hi, I really hope this is not against any rules - I checked and I don't think so but apologies if I'm wrong.

I used to be into vintage shaving stuff and found some of my old bits in storage. For various reasons (some of which you may be able to discern from the images now that I think about it ) I'm no longer into this stuff.

Trouble is, it's been so long I can't even remember what any of these are, let alone how much I paid for them.

I was wondering if people here might be able to remind me what I've got, and if it's not too impertinent to ask, what I should be selling them for?

In order there seem to be:

2 light Gillette DE razors. These look kinda cheap.

1 SE Ever-Ready that flips open from the back.

1 modern looking Muhle

1 modern looking Edwin Jager

1 adjustable Gillette hinge opener

1 non adjustable Gillette hinge opener

1 ever ready SE in a nice bakelite box

1 very nice looking Gillette comb edged DE razor in a little presentation box with a little book and a blade box. The blade box actually has some blades in, but I can't get it open.

Anyway, what do I have, is it worth selling, and where should I sell it?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[Vyn Venal]

These pics didn't upload first time sorry.

 

[TobyC]

You should be shaving with them!

 

[Vyn Venal]

You should be shaving with them!

I have a stainless DE razorock which I still use, but that sort of ended my DE/SE collecting days, as I prefer it to anything else I tried so I lost interest in everything else.

 

[Vyn Venal]

After going through about 100 pages of the sales archive here, and completed listings on ebay, it doesn't look as though anything here is particularly notable, so I'm just gonna stick em on ebay as a job lot I reckon.

Cheers.

 

[TobyC]

After going through about 100 pages of the sales archive here, and completed listings on ebay, it doesn't look as though anything here is particularly notable, so I'm just gonna stick em on ebay as a job lot I reckon.

Cheers.

What's the date code on this? Somewhere around 1908?

 

[Vyn Venal]

What's the date code on this? Somewhere around 1908?

Can't see one but also don't know where to look. ‍

 

[Vyn Venal]

Actually just found some numbers at the bottom of the handle - E195049...

Might be more after that but its illegible to me.

 

[NatJag]

Some of those would sell as individual items for sure. The Gillette adjustable (Slim), Muhle, and Edwin Jagger. I'd clean them up first. Washing up liquid works well.

 

[Vyn Venal]

Some of those would sell as individual items for sure. The Gillette adjustable (Slim), Muhle, and Edwin Jagger. I'd clean them up first. Washing up liquid works well.

I think they'll sell as a job lot to be honest.

Posted on ebay a few hours ago and had quite a lot of offers already, which I probably won't accept unless someone offers me something silly, since I have no real idea what they're worth. Happy to let the auction run.

 

[TobyC]

Actually just found some numbers at the bottom of the handle - E195049...

Might be more after that but its illegible to me.

Later than I thought, 1918, nice thin cap Single Ring, give her a shave before kicking her to the curb, you may be pleasantly surprised.

 

[TobyC]

I think they'll sell as a job lot to be honest.

Posted on ebay a few hours ago and had quite a lot of offers already, which I probably won't accept unless someone offers me something silly, since I have no real idea what they're worth. Happy to let the auction run.

The cased Single Ring is desirable, I would sell that separately, (no I would keep it) the Slim adjustable will sell well also, don't sell them all together.

 

[TobyC]

Your nails in the pix?

 

[Vyn Venal]

The cased Single Ring is desirable, I would sell that separately, (no I would keep it) the Slim adjustable will sell well also, don't sell them all together.

Ah I see. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Vyn Venal]

Your nails in the pix?

Yep!

 

[TobyC]

Yep!

You should get one of these to match.