Thread: The Hero 5/8 made in the USA

Hi guys this is one I just finished off restoring, I have no infomation on this razor other than made in the USA, I would be greatful for anything you guys can come up with.

Regards Jamie.

Jamie, as to the history of this razor I have no idea but it looks like you have just added another hundred years to this one. Well done. Your pinning looks very tidy.

Stu

Thanks Stu for your kind words I just finished restoring about two weeks ago, I only know that it's a Hero USA made 5/8, now the restore information, I removed the scales and binned them, replaced them with a super pair of vintage ones I kept from a previous job, replaced the wedge with a faux ivory one, reworked the blade various grades of wet & dry finished with 2000 grit then polished, then repinned and new internal washers, the blade is centred perfectly, I could tell the razor and blade had never been used or honed as soon as I started working on it, I finished by honing and stropping the razor it's shave ready, and in all honesty it looks like a new razor, looking at the razor I would say, but I may be wrong it's no older than 1950s or even 1960s, but that's as much as I can tell you.



Regards Jamie.

You did a great job with that restoration. It is great when a razor comes back to a new lifetime of shaving.