1940s manual safety shaving razor blade sharpener in action

[eugenebebs]

Always rewind your blades before returning them back to rental.

[Rottypops]

Old people: "These cost over thirty seven cents! You think I'm just made of money?!"

Also old people: "Into the wall it goes"

[fumyea]

I just bought one of these razors and I love it! Changes the game for me.

[kathrynmoore]

I’m amazed at how many gadgets you have for sharpening pencils and blades, some of the pencil ones I’d love to own!!

[w.donald]

That vintage gillette razor is awesome. A sharp learning curve excuse the pun, but a bit of practice and it gives the closest shave with zero razor burn. Blades are penny's compared to disposable tat.

[javacollins]

My father had one of these and I broke it thinking it was a toy back in 1978 he was

[SuperRobertson]

But you have to close it, to get both side get sharp.
My grandpa has one of these back then.

[funkypunkypine]

I had absolutely no idea there were so many creative and inventive ways to sharpen razor blades. Please keep finding all of these rare vintage sharpening gadgets! ❤

[Mia-yqmx]

I remember being a little standing at the sink in the morning with my dad and him shaving with an identical razor. Brings back a lot of memories.

[shaneprat]

Still use one of these. Haven't bought blades in 25+ years since I found it at an antique store

[zenzen]

I still have one. Bought in 1988. Works perfect.

[blueninja]

People need to join the safety razor gang. Far cheaper and a better shave. I reuse my blades until they get too dull and start tugging.

[digitalboomer]

Back when it didn’t take 5 dull blades to give a shave.

[ibeetellingya]

This is the funnest gadget I've seen since the handcranked toenail clipper.

[woodglove]

I love old school ingenuity built to last

[markstevenson]

I'm 37 and use a safety razor. Practically free to shave verses Gillette etc. My dad told me that back in the day he used to run his blades round the inside of a cup to put a new edge on them. Yes, he really is that tight. Pmsl

[josipdrazin]

That thing, its design, its function is so awesome. Omg i have to make this.

[Lee-ish]

The British army issued the Rolls razor which used one non replaceable thick single edged blade with a mechanical strop action in its storage tin.
Close as you could get to a cut throat shave.
Bloody great razors.

[miketaylor]

I learned something new...never knew you could manually sharpen a razor blade...wow engineering

[nobandfan]

I get why you would what to do this but, the blades have a friction reducing coating on them. Either a polymer or a ceramic coating that helps the blade not get snagged on hair. This might make a used blade cut better but it won’t be like new.