What straight did you use today? Now with PICTURES

[rockviper]

Feather AC SS w/Feather ProGuard(2)

 

[Jnatcat]

Razor: Boker King Cutter
Strop: Scruppleworks Oil Tanned
Soap: MWF
Brush: WW 24MM Black Wolf Synthetic
Aftershave: Captains Choice Cat of Nine
Balm: Neutrogena
Talc: Clubman

 

[Lmarkow]

 

[cmh737]

 

[jlindy]

Standart Bros. for today...

 

[GolFisHunt]

A Swede wannabe for today.

 

[downsquare]

This razor was part of an antique store find by another SR shaver. He contacted me and asked if I was interested in acquiring some old razors in need of help or restoration. I jumped at the opportunity to acquire this lovely old shaver.
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Thanks for the details. It's a really attractive design. What materials are the scales made of? It kind of looks like painted wood, but I really don't know anything about what was used for scales on vintage razors like this.

 

[Polarbeard]

E.A. Berg with a thumbnotch

 

[Guestabc]

Wednesday
Eiko

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[majorrich]

O...M...G! Frameless Japanese!

 

[totorlekiller]

Mappin and Webb it is tonight

 

[Legion]

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Could we get a shot of the blade? It looks like quite an unusual combo. I've seen and photographed razors with similar scales from the 18th century, which are on display in the V&A museum in London. Mod Emeritus Mdunn has one very similar as well. But of course they are so old they have a stubby tail, and no sort of hollow grind, which that blade seems to have.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...the-oldest-razor/page8?highlight=oldest+razor

It would be interesting to try and work out how and when this razor was put together, because the bullseye pin look nice and well done.

 

[Polarbeard]

Wednesday
Eiko

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I'm feeling an itch called RAD. I'm going to suppress it.... Truly I will.

 

[Lmarkow]

 

[Lmarkow]

E.A. Berg with a thumbnotch

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This one presses all the right buttons. Just a beautiful razor.

 

[shm]

 

[BobLH]

Razor - Boker

Bob

 

[Polarbeard]

This one presses all the right buttons. Just a beautiful razor.

Thank you Larry. I wish I had razors like this one to share with all of you. I'll let you know if I see one for sale.

 

[TimS]

Could we get a shot of the blade? It looks like quite an unusual combo. I've seen and photographed razors with similar scales from the 18th century, which are on display in the V&A museum in London. Mod Emeritus Mdunn has one very similar as well. But of course they are so old they have a stubby tail, and no sort of hollow grind, which that blade seems to have.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...the-oldest-razor/page8?highlight=oldest+razor

It would be interesting to try and work out how and when this razor was put together, because the bullseye pin look nice and well done.

David,
The blade isn't original; I had it made for these scales since the previous blades were shot. The bullseye washer is original, the pin isn't.

I put together a post on my shave journal with the details of where I got these scales and what I did with them. Read about it here.

Thanks for the links you provided. I had seen those a while back and they got me interested in knowing when mine might date from.

 

[cmh737]

H.Diamond 1000: