What is your most prized, rare or loved item?

[todras]

I know there are a fair few long term collectors on this forum, those who have the passion and funds and have been collection, shaving and trading for many years.

Prompted by a comment from a certain user in an acquisitions thread recently who commented that some of our spends are really not all that much given the value and rarity of some items in peoples collections, I thought I would start this thread here for those with collectable, rare or even just prized items to share them with the community through pictures and hopefully a bit of history on the provenance of the item and the story surrounding it.

I have no such items, having wet shaved for 20 something years or more I always just used my old Gillettes, usually TOBS or another English cream or soap and that was that so despite my wanting, I am unable to open this thread by making a contribution myself...rather I and others in the same situation or similar will admire, respect and no doubt learn from the serious, committed collectors that inhabit this fine forum!

 

[khun_diddy]

My most prized item would be any of my homemade shaving soaps or my Schick E2.

 

[Mark1966]

Possibly the kit here - Updated 18th bithday present for my son

 

[Osman]

My two black beautys that I inherited from my father and will one day give to my son and then hopefully my grandson.

 

[todras]

My two black beautys that I inherited from my father and will one day give to my son and then hopefully my grandson.

They sound particularly nice, any chance you could post a picture of them ?

 

[todras]

Possibly the kit here - Updated 18th bithday present for my son

That is a beautiful razor, and a wonderful gift from a father to a son. It goes without saying but I will anyway..that is a really fine brush.

 

[borked]

Grandfathers Bengal and Slim.

 

[Sxot]

 

[todras]

I wouldn't say worthless per se however with the calibre of some peoples collections on this forum I was kind of hoping to get a picture based discussion going where people could post pictures and expand on the provenance, scarcity and importance of their most prized items to showcase what they have and to educate and impress members without such things

 

[Osman]

Here are the pictures @todras . They are both in good working order and are very nice shavers and nice to look at as well

20160725_183739 by tvrepairzone, on Flickr

 

[FatBoy58]

My profile picture Gillette Fat Boy 1958 D4

 

[Ptr74]

A mint cased 58 Gillette Travelers Deluxe - full rhodium.

 

[Mark1966]

A mint cased 58 Gillette Travelers Deluxe - full rhodium.

Now we HAVE to get pictures of that!

 

[Ptr74]

Now we HAVE to get pictures of that!

Here she is. I've only used twice.

 

[Mark1966]

Very nice @Ptr74 !

 

[todras]

Here are the pictures @todras . They are both in good working order and are very nice shavers and nice to look at as well

20160725_183739 by tvrepairzone, on Flickr

Wow! I definitely see what you mean, those are very nice on the eye and are in great condition. Thanks for the pics mate, appreciate it,